70s COVID-19 Confirmed Patient in Gyeongbuk Mungyeong Welcomes Daughter's Family from Seoul

No Additional Infections Following COVID-19 Cases Among Family and Staff at Yecheon Pharmacy
Total Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Reach 1,413 as of Midnight on the 31st

On the 30th, as social distancing level 2.5 was implemented due to the rapid spread of COVID-19 mainly in the metropolitan area, the area near Hongdae Entrance in Mapo-gu, Seoul, appeared quiet. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] A man in his 70s who met his daughter's family in Mungyeong-si, Gyeongbuk, tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). No further infections have been confirmed following the positive cases among a pharmacist in her 50s from Yecheon area, her family, and pharmacy staff.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 31st, a man in his 70s, classified as a close contact due to his son-in-law living in Seoul testing positive, was tested at Mungyeong Public Health Center on the 30th and confirmed positive. He welcomed his daughter's family who visited his parents' home from the 15th to the 17th, and after being notified of his son-in-law's positive result on the 24th, he self-quarantined and was confirmed positive during a test conducted before returning to daily life without symptoms.

In Yecheon-gun, following the positive case of a female pharmacist in her 50s, her son in his 20s and a pharmacy staff member in his 30s were subsequently confirmed positive, and the pharmacist's husband was also confirmed positive on the morning of the 30th.

As of midnight on the 31st, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area has increased to 1,413. The cumulative confirmed cases in Yecheon area are 48, and in Mungyeong, 6.

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