Pohang and Gyeongju Continue Sporadic Infections... 5 Additional Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region

Concerns Over n-th Wave Infections at Restaurants and Butcher Shops in Angang-eup, Gyeongju's Clean Area

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Angang-eup, Gyeongju City, which had remained a COVID-19-free area, secondary infections have been spreading since the 4th, starting with a restaurant owner.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 8th, three people in Pohang tested positive recently: a couple who had contact with an acquaintance confirmed positive (Pohang case 133) and another person who visited a screening clinic with cold symptoms.

In Gyeongju City, two new cases were confirmed: a woman in her 60s who runs a butcher shop in Angang-eup (case 126), one acquaintance classified as a close contact who was tested, and a family member of a resident confirmed on the 3rd (case 120).

In Angang-eup, Gyeongju, after a man in his 60s (Gyeongju case 121) who runs a delivery-focused restaurant and his wife (case 124) were confirmed positive on the 4th, the infection spread to the butcher shop owner in her 60s (case 126), resulting in six residents testing positive within four days.

As of midnight on the 8th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk Province has risen to 1,740 (including 103 imported cases).

In the past week, Gyeongbuk Province has recorded 62 cases (excluding imported cases) mainly in Gyeongju, Pohang, and Gimcheon areas, with a weekly daily average of 8.9 cases.

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