Daegu Reports 6 New COVID-19 Cases Including 3 Suneung Students... Taking Exams at 'Separate Test Centers'

As of 0:00 on the 4th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu area total 7,256

The streets around Hongdae in Mapo-gu, Seoul, were relatively quiet on the afternoon of the 3rd, after the 2021 College Scholastic Ability Test ended. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, six people, including three examinees on the day of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

According to Daegu City on the 4th, as of midnight, the number of COVID-19 patients in the region increased by six from the previous day to 7,256 (7,156 local infections, 100 imported cases).

Among the newly confirmed cases that day, three were examinees who took the CSAT. They were classified as close contacts on the day of the exam, the 3rd, after coming into contact with an instructor from a certain acting academy in Guri-si, Gyeonggi-do (Guri-si case number 110).

After receiving this notification from the Ministry of Education around 1 a.m. on the 3rd, the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education arranged for these students to take the exam in a separate testing room and conducted diagnostic tests.

These examinees and one other person, also classified as contacts of the Guri acting academy instructor, tested positive. The other two cases were either contacts of previously confirmed patients or had unknown infection routes.

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