3 New COVID-19 Cases in Gyeongju and Pohang Areas... Total Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Reach 1,744

Published 09 Dec.2020 08:17(KST)

Updated 12 Aug.2025 23:38(KST)

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Two Residents of Angang-eup, Gyeongju Continue Nth Infection... Four More Cases in Gyeongbuk Region as of Midnight on the 9th Compared to Previous Day

On the morning of the 7th, firefighters are transporting COVID-19 confirmed patients at Yangji Nursing Hospital in Nam-gu, Ulsan, where a large number of cases occurred. A total of 91 confirmed cases were reported at this hospital over two days, on the 6th and 7th.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Angang-eup, a quiet rural village in Gyeongju city, secondary infections continue to spread following a confirmed case involving a restaurant owner primarily engaged in delivery services.

With 2 new confirmed cases among village residents in Angang-eup, Gyeongju, 1 in Pohang, and 1 imported case in Gumi, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk region reached 1,744 (including 104 imported cases) as of midnight on the 9th.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 9th, the new confirmed case number 132 in Gyeongju (from the Gyeongju local list) is a contact of case number 126 confirmed five days earlier, and case number 133 is a contact of case number 130.

The infection chain is as follows: Gyeongju case 121 (restaurant owner in their 60s) → 124 (121’s spouse) → 126 (butcher shop owner in their 60s) → 132, and from 126 → 130 → 133, indicating a high possibility of additional confirmed cases related to the restaurant and butcher shop.

In the past ten days, 32 residents in the Gyeongju area have been confirmed positive, including 18 related to traditional Korean music lessons at Yeungnam University. Among them, 8 are residents of Angang-eup, including the 2 patients (cases 132 and 133) confirmed positive on the afternoon of the 8th.

In Pohang city, one family member who had contact with a resident confirmed positive on the 28th of last month (Pohang case 114) tested positive before the end of self-quarantine. Pohang case 114 was found to have been infected by a confirmed case in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul.