Daegu Reports 13 New COVID-19 Cases... Double Digits for the First Time in 56 Days

7 Confirmed Cases Among Western District Nursing Home Residents... Director's Husband Reported
Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Daegu Reach 6,999 as of Midnight on the 27th

On the 26th, attendees are praying at the 100-day prayer ceremony for the 2021 college entrance exam held at Donghwasa Temple in Dong-gu, Daegu. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the last day of the administrative order deadline for diagnostic testing of participants in the Gwanghwamun rally, 13 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Daegu in a single day on the 26th.

According to health authorities on the 27th, as of midnight that day, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Daegu reached 6,999, an increase of 13 from the previous day. Among the 13 new confirmed cases, 7 were residents of a nursing home in Seo-gu, Daegu, related to the Gwanghwamun rally in Seoul.

The nursing home was found to have been conducting proselytizing activities targeting residents after the director's husband (a daycare center director in his 60s) attended the Sarang Jeil Church in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, and the Gwanghwamun rally. As a result, the Daegu city government filed charges against the facility for violating the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act.

This is the first time in 56 days since the 14 new cases linked to the 'Yeongi Academy' cluster were reported on the 2nd of last month that Daegu has recorded double-digit new daily confirmed cases.

Meanwhile, as of noon on the 26th, about 1,140 participants of the Gwanghwamun rally in Daegu have been tested, with 4 testing positive. Daegu city estimates the number of rally participants at 1,565.

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