'Cohort Isolation' at Dong-A Medi Hospital: 5 Additional Infections ... 13 New Confirmed Cases in Daegu

As of 0:00 on the 2nd, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu area total 7,062
'Cluster infection' at Sarangui Church adds 2 more, totaling 37 cases

On August 27, a radiologist in his 50s at Daegu Donga Medi Hospital tested positive for COVID-19, prompting health authorities to launch an investigation. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Five people, including four patients and one staff member, tested positive for COVID-19 at Daegu Donga Medi Hospital, which was placed under cohort isolation due to confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

According to Daegu City on the 2nd, as of midnight, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 13 from the previous day, totaling 7,062.

The additional confirmed cases include five from Donga Medi Hospital in Suseong-gu under cohort isolation, two from Sarang Church in Dong-gu, one participant from a rally in downtown Seoul, four who had contact with confirmed cases in Seoul, and one confirmed through general COVID-19 testing.

Following the consecutive confirmations of a radiologist in their 60s and a foreign caregiver in their 60s at the end of last month, Donga Medi Hospital entered cohort isolation. Since then, one caregiver and four hospitalized patients have tested positive. Notably, the initial source of infection at this hospital is a so-called 'silent' transmission, causing difficulties for health authorities in conducting epidemiological investigations. Including two cases confirmed today, a total of seven confirmed cases have been reported at this hospital so far.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to Daegu Sarang Church, where about 40 congregants participated in a rally leading to a cluster infection, has risen to 39 (37 congregants out of a total of 112 church members). On the 1st, two additional confirmed cases related to this church were identified, including a cohabitant and a workplace colleague who had contact with a congregant.

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