Gyeongbuk Reports 68 New COVID-19 Cases in the Past Week... 17 Cases Confirmed in a Single Day on the 4th

PC Bang and Family Gathering n-th Infection Occurred Centered on Gimcheon, Gyeongju, and Pohang
Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Total 1,715 as of Midnight on the 5th

Teachers supervising the CSAT held on the 3rd are lined up in the parking lot of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on the morning of the 4th to undergo COVID-19 testing.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Gyeongbuk, cases of local transmission of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have surged since the end of November, mainly centered around small-scale gatherings. On the 4th alone, 17 confirmed cases (including 1 imported case) were reported.

In the past week, 68 patients have emerged, with the weekly daily average number of confirmed cases reaching 10. The occurrence of cases in the Gyeongbuk area has been concentrated in Gimcheon, Gyeongju, and Pohang, where confirmed cases appeared after PC room visits and family gatherings since mid-November.

According to Gyeongsangbuk-do on the 5th, five citizens who had met a woman in her 40s confirmed positive on the 2nd (Gimcheon case number 53) were classified as close contacts and tested positive. Additionally, a teenager and a citizen in their 70s tested positive as another link, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases in Gimcheon to 63, an increase of 7 from the previous day.

In Gyeongju, five residents, including the parents of a recent confirmed case (Gyeongju case number 118) and a couple who visited a screening clinic with symptoms, were newly confirmed positive. The cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongju stand at 124.

In Pohang, three community infection cases were added: two coworkers of a confirmed case on the 3rd (Pohang case number 123) and one spouse of a coworker, along with four others including imported cases from Asia. The cumulative confirmed cases in Pohang increased by 4 to 129.

In Gumi, one person who had contact with a confirmed case from Hanam City, Gyeonggi Province, tested positive, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases in the area to 99.

On the previous day, Gyeongbuk Province reported a total of 17 confirmed cases, increasing the cumulative confirmed cases in the region to 1,715 (including 101 imported cases) as of midnight on the 5th.

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