Gyeongju and Pohang Cities, Continuous Resident-to-Resident Infections... Semyung Christian Hospital Reports 5 Consecutive 'Confirmed' Cases

3 New Cases in Pohang and 1 in Gyeongju on the 21st
Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Reach 1,474 as of Midnight on the 22nd

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] New cases of COVID-19 continue to occur in the communities of Gyeongju and Pohang. In Pohang, five people at Semyung Christian Hospital, where an inpatient was confirmed positive, have consecutively tested positive, showing signs of a cluster infection.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 22nd, four new COVID-19 cases were added to the list the previous day: three in Pohang and one in Gyeongju.

The 72nd and 74th confirmed cases in Pohang, a woman in her 50s, Ms. A, and a man in his 50s, Mr. B, were identified as having come into contact with the 71st confirmed case while receiving inpatient treatment at Semyung Christian Hospital.

The 71st confirmed case, presumed to have transmitted the virus to them, was a patient hospitalized for treatment of a chronic illness and had close contact with the 66th confirmed case (a man in his 90s) who was diagnosed positive on the 16th and later passed away. Previously, a caregiver in her 60s who had been taking care of the 66th case grandfather was confirmed positive as the 67th case, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases related to Semyung Christian Hospital to six.

Additionally, the 73rd confirmed case in Pohang, a woman in her 40s, was classified as a contact of the 70th confirmed case, a companion who tested positive after attending a functional cosmetics briefing in Yeonje-gu, Busan on the 16th. She was tested and confirmed positive.

In Gyeongju, a woman in her 50s was classified as a contact of a confirmed case and tested positive after receiving a home visit specimen test from health authorities on the 21st. She was identified as having had contact with the mother (83rd case) of a high school student (79th case in Pohang) who was sequentially confirmed positive between the 19th and 20th.

As of midnight on the 22nd, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Gyeongbuk region totaled 1,474, an increase of four from the previous day.

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