6 New COVID-19 Cases in Gyeongsan and Mungyeong, Gyeongbuk... Family Infected After Attending Gwanghwamun Rally

As of 0:00 on the 24th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region total 1,401

Park Neung-hoo, the 1st Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of Health and Welfare), is speaking at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters video conference on COVID-19 response held at the Government Seoul Office on the morning of the 24th.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 23rd, 6 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Gyeongbuk Province in one day. All 6 cases were community infections occurring in Gyeongsan City (3 related to the Gwanghwamun rally, 2 related to Sarang Jeil Church) and Mungyeong City (a person in their 20s who had contact with a confirmed case in Daegu).

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 24th, a couple in their 50s to 60s residing in Gyeongsan who visited Sarang Jeil Church and the Gwanghwamun rally tested positive after being examined at Yeongcheon Yeongnam University Hospital on the 20th.

Additionally, three people including the son, daughter-in-law, and grandchild of Mr. A, a man in his 60s (residing in Changwon) who was confirmed positive the day before after attending the Gwanghwamun rally, were confirmed positive. Among the three grandchildren, two tested negative. It was found that Mr. A helped his grandchildren attend kindergarten at his son's house in Gyeongsan on the 18th and 19th and also visited Daegu. Mr. A's son and daughter-in-law were confirmed to work at different middle schools in Daegu, and additional epidemiological investigations are underway by the quarantine authorities.

In Mungyeong, a male teacher in his 30s at the Global Seonjin School dormitory was confirmed positive on the same day. The quarantine authorities are conducting an epidemiological investigation, believing the infection occurred through contact with a student residing in Daegu who was confirmed positive on the 21st.

As of midnight on the 24th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area was tallied at 1,401. The number of recovered patients and deaths remained the same as the previous day at 1,309 and 58, respectively.

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