40s Woman Running Study Room in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, and Nephew Test Positive... 1 Imported Case in Gyeongju

As of 0:00 on the 27th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region total 1,406 people

On the afternoon of the 26th, a notice indicating 'Temporary Closure' was posted on the middle gate near the entrance of Gimhae City Hall in Buwon-dong, Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Two people, including a woman in her 40s running a study room in Gumi, Gyeongbuk Province, tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 27th, Ms. A, a woman in her 40s who runs a study room in an apartment in Bonggok-dong, Gumi, and her niece Ms. B (female in her 20s) were tested and confirmed positive at Cha Hospital on the 25th.

They reportedly showed fever symptoms after attending a university entrance briefing session held in Seoul on the 17th. Currently, six middle and high school students who had contact with Ms. A and two to three taxi drivers are awaiting test results. This brings the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gumi area to 83.

Additionally, a man in his 40s from Kazakhstan residing in Gyeongju, who entered through Incheon Airport on the 24th, tested positive at the Gyeongju Public Health Center on the 25th and was hospitalized at Andong Medical Center. Furthermore, Gyeongbuk Province announced the confirmed case of a 10-year-old elementary school student in Mungyeong City, but this student is the same child who was already announced the previous morning. The epidemiological investigation results regarding this student’s surroundings have not yet been released.

Accordingly, as of 0:00 on the 27th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk Province was counted at 1,406. The number of recovered patients and deaths remains unchanged from the previous day at 1,310 and 58, respectively.

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