Two Confirmed Cases in a Couple from Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk... Local Infection Anxiety Spreads After 9 Months

Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Province Reach 1,556 as of Midnight on the 15th

On the afternoon of November 8, citizens are waiting for their turn for COVID-19 diagnostic testing at the screening clinic of Suncheon City Public Health Center in Jeollanam-do. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Two people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Cheongsong-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, which had been classified as a COVID-19 clean area. This is the first community infection in Gyeongbuk Province in three days and the first in Cheongsong-gun in nine months since two cases were reported at the end of February.

According to Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 15th, a couple in their 50s and 60s residing in Cheongsong-gun tested positive after being classified as contacts of a confirmed case (No. 375) in Cheonan-si, Chungnam Province. The confirmed case in Cheonan was found to have stayed in Cheongsong from the 2nd to the 5th.

Gyeongbuk Province and quarantine authorities are conducting disinfection operations at their residence and epidemiological investigations to identify additional contacts.

As of midnight on the same day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk increased by two from the previous day, totaling 1,556. The number of deaths and recoveries stands at 61 and 1,486, respectively.

Meanwhile, this is the first COVID-19 case in Cheongsong-gun, which has promoted itself as an "Oxygen Cafe," in 8 months and 20 days since February 25. Cheongsong-gun has not posted any information related to the confirmed cases on the county office website as of the day following the confirmation.

COVID-19 status board posted on the Cheongsong County Office website on the 15th.

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