Daegu Reports Community Infection After 44 Days... 30s Visited Relative's House in Seoul

As of 0:00 on the 16th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu area reach 6,947

On the 16th, when the government raised social distancing measures to Level 2 due to the spread of COVID-19 in the Seoul and Gyeonggi areas, churchgoers were leaving Yeouido Full Gospel Church in Seoul after Sunday worship. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] A man in his 30s living in Seoul who visited relatives in Daegu has tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Daegu City on the 16th, Mr. A, who lives in Songpa-gu, Seoul, visited his relatives' house in Daegu from the 13th to the 14th. After being notified that he was a "contact of a confirmed case in Seoul," he was tested at the screening clinic of Kyungpook National University Hospital and was confirmed positive.

It was found that Mr. A was tested positive after revisiting Daegu upon recommendation for testing while moving to Gangwon-do, where he had a self-quarantine location, on the 14th. He has been transferred to Gangneung Medical Center. Among the four relatives Mr. A contacted in Daegu, three tested negative, and the remaining one is still undergoing testing.

Accordingly, as of midnight on the same day, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu increased by one from the previous day to 6,947. The occurrence of local COVID-19 infections in Daegu is the first in 44 days since the 4th of last month.

Meanwhile, in Gyeongbuk, no new cases have been reported for two consecutive days, keeping the total confirmed cases at 1,370 as of midnight on the same day.

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