Daegu Reports Zero Community Infections for 8 Days... No Imported Cases Either

As of midnight on the 15th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu region stand at 7,112, the same as the previous day

On the afternoon of September 10, employees at Daegu Concert House in Jung-gu, Daegu, are checking social distancing between seats in the venue. The concert house, which had closed on the 24th of last month due to Level 2 social distancing measures, reopened on the 13th.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 15th, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Daegu area again recorded zero.

According to health authorities on the 15th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Daegu was 7,112, the same as the previous day. It has been 8 days since Daegu recorded zero local infections, last occurring on the 7th. Including cases imported from overseas, it has been 22 days since no new daily confirmed cases were reported, last on the 24th of last month.

The death toll increased by one from the previous day, totaling 188. A 91-year-old grandmother with underlying conditions such as spinal stenosis ultimately passed away at Daegu Medical Center at 4:47 a.m. on the 14th, 20 days after being diagnosed as positive.

This grandmother was a hospitalized patient at Bobaeyoyang Hospital in Seo-gu, where the COVID-19 spread from the Gwanghwamun rally in Seoul on the 15th of last month. She initially tested negative on the first test the next day but was confirmed positive after a retest five days later and had been receiving treatment. This is the first COVID-19 death in Daegu in 54 days since July 22.

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