Gyeongbuk, Series of Infections from Sarang Jeil Church... 2 Confirmed in Pohang, 1 in Yeongdeok, 1 in Sangju

As of 0:00 on the 18th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region total 1,375.

On the 17th, at the screening clinic set up in the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, medical staff checked the temperature of visitors while moving to the examination room for COVID-19 testing. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Positive cases of COVID-19 have been continuously confirmed among church members from the Gyeongbuk region who visited Sarang Jeil Church in Seoul, where a mass outbreak occurred. Following a woman in her 60s from Sangju on the 16th, three people from Yeongdeok and Pohang tested positive on the 17th after being tested as visitors of Sarang Jeil Church.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 18th, a 20-year-old man from Pohang who visited Sarang Jeil Church on the 9th was notified of a positive test result at Pohang Buk-gu Public Health Center on the 17th and was admitted to Andong Medical Center. It was confirmed that this man returned home to Pohang the day after going to Seoul on the 14th but did not attend the Gwanghwamun rally.

Also, a 47-year-old woman from Pohang who stayed at Sarang Jeil Church from March until recently was tested at Pohang Buk-gu Public Health Center on the 16th and received a positive result on the 17th. This woman, who was confirmed to have attended the Gwanghwamun rally on the 15th, fled despite her family’s attempts to stop her before being transferred to Andong Medical Center on the afternoon of the 17th, but was caught after four hours, causing a commotion.

Additionally, a 24-year-old woman residing in Yeongdeok who attended Sarang Jeil Church services on the 12th and 15th came down to Yeongdeok on the 16th, was tested at the public health center, and received a positive diagnosis on the 17th.

As of midnight on the 18th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Gyeongbuk region has increased to 1,375. Between the 7th and 13th, 47 residents of Gyeongbuk Province visited Sarang Jeil Church (as of 3 p.m. on the 16th), according to the province. The results of specimen tests for these individuals are expected to be fully confirmed today (the 18th).

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