Secondary infections originating from Cheongsong in North Gyeongsang... 13 new cases in Cheongdo, Gyeongsan, and Yeongcheon within a day

Three People Including a Couple from Cheongsong Tested Positive in Cheonan After Meeting Relatives
As of Midnight on the 16th, Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Total 1,570

On November 16, as the number of new COVID-19 cases continued to show triple digits daily, indicating a rapid spread, citizens wearing masks were moving at Gwanghwamun Station in Seoul in the morning.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] The number of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Gyeongbuk region reached double digits for the first time in over seven months since March 26 (10 cases).

As of midnight on the 16th, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk region was recorded at 1,570, an increase of 14 from the previous day.

Among the 14 cases, 13 are 'n-th generation infections' stemming from contact with a confirmed patient from Cheonan, Chungnam (case number 375), who stayed in Cheongsong for five days from the 2nd of this month. The previous day, three people, including a couple and the wife’s younger sister living in Cheongdo, were confirmed positive in Cheongsong.

By region, confirmed cases include 8 in Cheongdo, 4 in Gyeongsan, and 1 in Yeongcheon. Most of the confirmed patients are understood to work at the same agricultural product processing company.

All confirmed cases in Gyeongsan are colleagues of a woman in her 50s from Cheongdo (Cheongdo case number 147), who was confirmed positive after attending a family gathering held in Cheongsong from the 2nd to the 5th.

The confirmed cases in Cheongdo are also colleagues of the woman in her 50s from Cheongdo (Cheongdo case number 147), and it was investigated that they worked together at a farm in Cheongdo between the 8th and 9th.

The confirmed patient in their 60s from Yeongcheon is an acquaintance of a man in his 60s from Cheongsong (Cheongsong case number 3), and they had a meal together at a restaurant in Yeongcheon on the 11th.

There was also one additional confirmed case imported from overseas. A man in his 60s residing in Yeongcheon was confirmed positive on the 15th after entering Incheon Airport from the United States on the 13th and undergoing testing.

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