Daegu, 30s Female Confirmed with COVID-19 from Overseas Entry... Local Infections at 0 for 33 Consecutive Days

As of 0:00 on the 5th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu region total 6,943

On the 4th, officials are preparing social distancing for visitors in the reading room of the Daegu Metropolitan Central Library in Dongin-dong, Jung-gu, Daegu. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, where no community transmission of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been reported for over a month, sporadic cases of overseas importation have been confirmed.

According to Daegu City on the 5th, a foreign woman in her 30s residing in Dong-gu, who arrived from the United States on the 3rd, was tested at the Dongdaegu Station walk-through screening clinic and was notified of a positive result on the 4th. She was admitted to Daegu Medical Center.

Accordingly, as of midnight on the 5th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the region increased to 6,943. The number of recovered patients was recorded at 6,845 (recovery rate 97.2%) after one patient was discharged the previous day. The death toll remains unchanged at 187.

In the Daegu area, no new community transmission cases of COVID-19 have occurred for 33 consecutive days since July 4. Despite overseas importation cases such as the consecutive confirmations of a mother and daughter who arrived from Syria on the 1st and 2nd, the local community remains calm.

Currently, there are 10 confirmed patients undergoing isolation treatment in the Daegu area. Nine are hospitalized in five hospitals nationwide, and one is receiving treatment at a residential treatment center. Among them, only one hospitalized patient is a confirmed case of local infection excluding overseas arrivals.

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