Gyeongbuk Reports One COVID-19 Case Each in Gyeongsan and Gunwi... Confirmed Cases from Gwanghwamun Rally Reach 13

As of 0:00 on the 23rd, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region total 1,395

On the afternoon of the 19th, a rainbow appeared in the water spray used to cool down at the natural grass field of Yeungnam University in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] One additional confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported in each of Gyeongsan City and Gunwi County in Gyeongbuk Province, both participants of the Gwanghwamun rally.

In Gyeongbuk, where confirmed cases have continued for seven consecutive days since the 16th, the number of confirmed cases related to participation in the Gwanghwamun rally has increased to 13.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 23rd, a man in his 60s living in Gyeongsan (his address is Changwon) attended the Gwanghwamun rally on the 15th, was tested at the Gyeongsan Public Health Center on the 21st, and was confirmed positive the next day. It was found that he helped his grandchildren attend kindergarten at his son's house in Gyeongsan on the 18th and 19th and also visited Daegu.

A man in his 60s living in Gunwi attended the Gwanghwamun rally and the next day attended a church service in Gumi. He was confirmed positive after testing at the Gunwi Public Health Center on the 21st. The quarantine authorities have isolated contacts including family members of the confirmed cases and started diagnostic testing.

The number of confirmed patients in the province who participated in the Gwanghwamun rally has increased to 13: 2 on the 18th, 4 on the 19th, 4 on the 20th, 1 on the 21st, and 2 on the 22nd. There are 5 confirmed cases related to the Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul.

As of midnight on the 23rd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area was counted at 1,395. The number of recovered patients is 1,309, with one discharged the previous day, and the number of deaths remains at 58, the same as the previous day.

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