Daegu Yesu Center Church, One More Congregant 'Confirmed'... Total Now 32 Cases

As of 0:00 on the 10th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu area total 7,198

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] One more member of Yesu Joongsim Church in Seo-gu, Daegu, where a cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred, has tested positive.

According to Daegu City on the 10th, one member of Yesu Joongsim Church residing in Dong-gu tested positive in a test conducted before the end of self-quarantine. As a result, the number of confirmed cases related to this church in the Daegu area has increased to 32, including church members and contacts, within half a month since the first patient was reported on the 27th of last month.

In Daegu, 15 community infection cases have occurred over four days: 1 on the 7th, 7 on the 8th, 6 on the 9th, and 1 on the 10th, with sporadic transmissions continuing mainly in specific places such as tea houses and churches.

As of midnight on the day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Daegu was 7,198, an increase of 1 from the previous day (7,107 local infections, 91 imported cases).

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