7 Confirmed Cases Today (4th) in Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk... 5 Linked to a Woman in Her 40s

7 New Cases Added on the 4th, Total Confirmed Cases Rise to 63

Disinfection work at a senior citizen center in Gimcheon-si, Gyeongbuk.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] The chain infection spread linked to a high school senior and his mother in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do is becoming serious.

Following the confirmation of two mother and child cases (Gimcheon numbers 53 and 54) on the 2nd, two family members were found to be infected on the 3rd, and on the 4th, five people classified as contacts of the 53rd confirmed case tested positive.

Additionally, a teenager was confirmed positive after being tested as a contact of a confirmed case (a person in their 60s from Daegok-dong, Gimcheon number 55) on the previous day (3rd), and a citizen in their 70s tested positive in a pre-release test after self-quarantine following contact with the 37th confirmed case in Gimcheon.

As a result, seven new cases were added in Gimcheon on the 4th alone, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 63.

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