14 COVID-19 Cases in Four Days Related to Daegu Yesu Center Church... Concerns Over n-th Generation Infection Spread

Confirmed: 1 on the 27th, 3 on the 28th, 6 in the morning of the 29th, and 4 on the 30th

Daegu Yesu Center Church in Jungri-dong, Seo-gu, Daegu, where COVID-19 confirmed cases are rapidly increasing. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Four more members of Daegu Yesus Center Church, where a cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred, have tested positive. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the church to 14.

According to Daegu City and health authorities as of midnight on the 30th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Daegu was 7,165. The four additional confirmed cases are members of Daegu Yesus Center Church in Jungri-dong, Seo-gu.

Previously, on the 27th, an elderly female member in her 80s living in Dong-gu, Daegu, was the first to test positive. On the 28th, three more cases were confirmed: two church members and one contact of a member. By the morning of the 29th, six more cases were confirmed, followed by four additional cases in the afternoon.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to this church, including the elderly woman in her 80s residing in Dong-gu, has increased to 14 over four days. Health authorities are conducting comprehensive testing on 321 church members based on the list provided by the church.

Daegu City is recommending through mobile text messages and other means that citizens who attended in-person worship services at the church this month refrain from going out and immediately get tested at the nearest public health center. The Daegu City website has disclosed the restaurants and multi-use facilities visited by the confirmed cases.

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