Gyeongbuk, Local COVID-19 Infections Continue for 6 Days... 4 New Cases on the 21st
Daughter and Colleague of 50s Pastor Couple Confirmed in Gimcheon Area
Cumulative Cases in Gyeongbuk Reach 1,393 as of Midnight on the 22nd
![On the afternoon of the 20th, police and church officials, along with worshippers, confronted each other during an epidemiological investigation by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, where multiple COVID-19 cases were confirmed. <br>[Image source=Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2020082122040938320_1598015049.jpg)
On the afternoon of the 20th, police and church officials, along with worshippers, confronted each other during an epidemiological investigation by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters at Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, where multiple COVID-19 cases were confirmed.
[Image source=Yonhap News]
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Community transmission of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) continues in the Gyeongbuk region. On the 21st alone, four new cases were confirmed, including a person in their 50s who attended the Gwanghwamun rally, marking six consecutive days of confirmed cases since the 16th.
According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 22nd, a person in their 50s residing in Gyeongsan who attended the Gwanghwamun rally on the 15th was tested at Gyeongsan Central Hospital on the 19th and confirmed positive the following day.
Additionally, the daughter (in her 20s) of a pastor couple in their 50s from Gimcheon, who were confirmed positive the previous day, also tested positive after being examined at the Gimcheon Public Health Center. In Gumi, a woman in her 50s who had contact with the female pastor from Gimcheon and a university student in their 20s (from Yangpo-dong) who had contact with a confirmed case from Daejeon were confirmed positive.
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As of midnight on the 22nd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk region has risen to 1,393. The number of recovered patients and deaths remains unchanged from the previous day at 1,308 and 58, respectively. Twenty-seven confirmed patients are hospitalized and receiving treatment at Andong Medical Center (22), Pohang Medical Center (3), and hospitals in other cities and provinces (2).
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