7 Confirmed Cases Among Tea House Group Members and Health Center Staff in Daegu

As of midnight on the 8th, Daegu reports 7 new cases, totaling 7,191
Gyeongbuk adds 2 new cases, 1 each in Gunwi and Mungyeong, totaling 1,593

On the first day of the new 'Social Distancing' measures to respond to COVID-19 prevention on the 7th, visitors at a movie theater in Chipyeong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju are having their temperatures checked while wearing masks. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Seven new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported in Daegu. Among the confirmed cases, one is an employee of the Seo-gu Public Health Center, raising alarms for the quarantine authorities.

According to Daegu City on the 8th, the new confirmed cases include four acquaintances of a confirmed patient in Dong-gu, Daegu, and one family member living together. Additionally, one member of the Daegu Yesu Central Church tested positive in a pre-release quarantine test, and an employee of the Seo-gu Public Health Center residing in Dalseo-gu was confirmed positive after being tested due to muscle pain symptoms.

The four acquaintances of the confirmed patient are known to have frequently gathered at Osolgil Dabang in Dong-gu on the 2nd. The quarantine authorities are investigating whether the Seo-gu Public Health Center employee was infected through contact with another public health center employee who tested positive on the 4th.

Accordingly, as of midnight on the 8th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Daegu has risen to 7,191. Local infections account for 7,100 cases, and 91 cases are imported from overseas.

In Gyeongbuk, one resident each from Gunwi and Mungyeong tested positive. The Gunwi resident had attended a worship service at Yesu Central Church on the 25th of last month and was under self-quarantine before testing positive.

As a result, the total number of confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk increased by two from the previous day, reaching 1,593.

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