Daegu City Reports 28 New COVID-19 Cases Including 13 Linked to Yeongsin Church

As of 00:00 on the 13th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu region total 7,349

A cluster of COVID-19 cases has occurred at Yeongsin Church located in Dasa-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu, leading to restricted access to the church on the 11th.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) originating from Yeongsin Church in Dasa-eup, Dalseong-gun, Daegu has increased to 45.

According to Daegu City on the 13th, as of midnight, 10 visitors to Yeongsin Church and 3 people who had contact with the church members were newly confirmed, totaling 13 additional cases. Accordingly, the total number of confirmed cases related to this church is 45, including 3 on the 11th and 29 on the 12th.

Health authorities have identified that at the beginning of this month, members of Yeongsin Church violated quarantine rules by not wearing masks during praise practice and meal gatherings.

In Daegu, besides the confirmed cases related to Yeongsin Church, 15 additional cases were reported, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 7,349 (including 101 imported cases) as of midnight on the 13th.

Among them, 3 people (2 residents of Pohang and 1 resident of Gyeongsan) have unknown infection routes. Additionally, 9 are contacts of existing confirmed cases, and the remaining 3 are contacts of confirmed cases from the Seoul metropolitan area.

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