Daegu Reports Zero New COVID-19 Cases for 8 Days... Infection Alert at Workplace of Confirmed Teacher Couple in Gyeongsan

Epidemiological Investigation of Daegu Teacher Couple Confirmed in Gyeongsan City on the 23rd
Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Daegu Region as of Midnight on the 24th Total 6,978

On the 24th, medical staff at the Safe Clinic set up in front of the main building of Severance Hospital in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, were checking a thermometer while performing COVID-19 testing duties.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, where new cases of COVID-19 had been continuously reported since the 16th, no new confirmed cases were reported for the first time in 8 days. Daegu had no confirmed cases for 43 days from July 4th to the 15th, but after the Gwanghwamun rally, infection cases originating from the Seoul metropolitan area have been confirmed daily.

According to Daegu City on the 24th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Daegu is 6,978 (6,912 local infections, 66 imported cases). The number of recovered patients is 6,856, with 2 discharged the previous day, and the death toll remains unchanged at 187.

Regarding the confirmed couple teachers from Gyeongsan diagnosed the previous day, two middle schools in Daegu are currently suspending attendance while specimen tests are being conducted on students and staff.

At the middle school located in Dong-gu, out of 219 people subject to testing (192 students, 27 staff), 214 tested negative. Five people are scheduled for testing today (the 24th). At the middle school in Suseong-gu, out of 293 people (278 students, 15 staff), 290 have been tested and are awaiting results, and 3 are scheduled for testing on the 24th.

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