Daegu 'Jipdan Gamyeon' Sarangui Church Self-Quarantine 11 People Mass 'Confirmed'

3 More Infected Linked to Daegu Dongchunghacho and Chilgok Jangnoesam Briefings
Double Digits in 11 Days... Cumulative Total 7,108 as of Midnight on the 13th

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Eleven people classified as contacts of Daegu Sarang Church members, identified as a 'cluster infection source' of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), tested positive in large numbers after completing self-quarantine and undergoing testing.

Including them, three people related to the Dongchunghacho and Jangnoesam business briefing were confirmed positive, resulting in 14 new confirmed cases in Daegu on the 12th alone. The occurrence of double-digit new confirmed cases is the first in 11 days since 13 cases on the 2nd.

According to Daegu City on the 13th, 11 people tested positive in tests conducted before the end of self-quarantine after being classified as contacts of Sarang Church members in Dong-gu. Among them, 8 are from Dong-gu where the church is located, 1 from Seo-gu, and 2 from Suseong-gu. This brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases related to Sarang Church to 55.

Additionally, a man in his 50s residing in Suseong-gu who had contact with a confirmed case attending the Dongchunghacho business briefing developed symptoms during self-quarantine and tested positive after examination. Including this man, there are a total of 18 confirmed cases related to the Dongchunghacho briefing (14 attendees and 4 contacts).

Two people, a man in his 60s (operating a Jangnoesam office in Dong-gu and Jung-gu) and a woman in her 60s (Suseong-gu), who attended the Jangnoesam business briefing held on the 2nd at Pyeongsan Academy in Chilgok-gun, Gyeongbuk, were also confirmed positive.

With 14 new confirmed cases reported the previous day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Daegu as of midnight on the 13th reached 7,108. Among them, 7,032 (98.9%) are local infections, and the remaining 76 are imported cases.

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