Daegu, Additional COVID-19 Confirmed Cases at Dongchunghacho, Sarang Church, and Donga Medi Hospital

Attendance at the Dongchunghacho Briefing Confirmed to Increase from 25 to 27
As of Midnight on the 5th, Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Daegu Reach 7,077

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

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, five additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported, including attendees of a health food (Dongchunghacho) sales meeting.

According to Daegu City on the 5th, among the additional confirmed cases, two are a man in his 60s living in Suseong-gu who attended the Dongchunghacho business briefing and the wife (in her 70s) of another attendee (in his 80s) from Dalseong-gun.

As a result of the quarantine authorities' investigation, it was confirmed that 27 people attended the Dongchunghacho briefing held in the basement of a building in Buk-gu on the 29th of last month, which is two more than initially reported.

As a result of testing all 27 attendees, 22 have been confirmed positive so far, and 4 are awaiting test results. Only one attendee (from Gyeongbuk) tested negative. The distribution of confirmed cases by region is Daegu (12 out of 15 attendees), Gyeongbuk (3 out of 4), Gyeongnam (5 out of 6), Chungbuk (1), and Chungnam (1). Among those infected by these attendees, one case each was reported in Daegu and Gyeongbuk.

Among the confirmed cases on the previous day (the 4th), a woman in her 60s who was a patient at Dong-A Medi Hospital, where an internal cluster infection occurred, tested positive. The number of confirmed cases related to Dong-A Medi Hospital has increased to eight.

A woman in her 30s living in Suseong-gu, a member of Sarang Church in Dong-gu where a cluster infection occurred, also tested positive. The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to Sarang Church is 42. Additionally, a woman in her 60s living in Nam-gu was confirmed positive after contact with a confirmed case from Haeundae-gu, Busan, at a relative's house in Gyeongbuk.

As of midnight on the 5th, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu has increased by five from the previous day, reaching 7,077 (7,006 local infections, 71 imported cases).

Currently, 107 confirmed patients are undergoing isolation treatment. They are hospitalized in three local hospitals. On the 4th alone, five patients were admitted to hospitals. So far, a total of 6,890 patients have recovered (3,844 in hospitals, 2,849 in residential treatment centers, 197 at home), accounting for 95.9% of all confirmed cases (76.2% nationwide).

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