Pohang Insurance Company, Gimcheon Senior Center, Gyeongju Restaurant 'n-th Infection' Continues... 9 New Cases in Gyeongbuk

As of 0:00 on the 7th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region total 1,735
67 cases confirmed in the past week... daily average reaches 9.6 cases

On the morning of the 7th, the first day of remote classes for middle and high schools in Seoul to prevent the spread of COVID-19, a mask-wearing guidance poster was hung on the gate of a school in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] In Gyeongbuk, new coronavirus infections (COVID-19) of the nth generation continue, related to an insurance company employee (Pohang), senior citizens' center members (Gimcheon), and restaurant owners (Gyeongju).

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 7th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the region was 1,735 (including 103 imported cases), an increase of 9 from the previous day.

In Pohang City, four additional confirmed cases were reported: one workplace colleague who had contact with an insurance company employee confirmed a few days ago (Pohang 123, 126), two family members who had contact with a confirmed case from Cheongju, Chungbuk, and one who had contact with a confirmed case from Ulsan. This brings the cumulative confirmed cases in Pohang City to 134.

In Gimcheon City, two acquaintances using the same senior citizens' center who had contact with a person in their 60s confirmed on the 4th (Gimcheon 62) tested positive. In the Gimcheon area, half of the total confirmed cases occurred within fifteen days since the 19th of last month, causing the cumulative confirmed cases to rise significantly to 67.

In Gyeongju City, an nth generation infection originating from a delivery-focused restaurant in Angang-eup resulted in a woman in her 70s who met with a meat shop owner confirmed a few days ago (Gyeongju 126) testing positive. In Gyeongju, the cumulative confirmed cases have reached 128 (129 according to Gyeongju's own count) due to infection transmission linked to Yeungnam University College of Music's traditional Korean music lessons and recently the delivery restaurant in Angang-eup.

In Yeongcheon City, one person who had contact with a confirmed patient hospitalized in a hospital in Seoul tested positive, and in Gyeongsan City, one person who visited a screening clinic after receiving a notification for testing following attendance at a seminar in Chungju was confirmed positive. This brings the cumulative confirmed cases in Yeongcheon City and Gyeongju City to 47 and 691, respectively.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 67 people (excluding imported cases) have been confirmed with community infections in the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 9.6 confirmed cases.

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