Continued n-th Wave Infections from Caregivers and Churches in Pohang and Gyeongsan... 16 New Cases Confirmed in Gyeongbuk

As of 0:00 on the 14th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region total 1,808 (including 106 imported cases)

On the afternoon of the 13th, citizens who visited the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center screening clinic in Seoul are filling out questionnaires and waiting their turn for COVID-19 specimen collection. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] The n-th wave of COVID-19 infections, originating from an unidentified infection route involving a nursing caregiver in Pohang as the index case, has continued for five days. In Gyeongsan, three additional cases were confirmed due to a chain infection linked to Daegu Yeongsin Church.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 14th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the region reached 1,808 (including 106 imported cases), an increase of 16 cases (including 1 imported case) compared to the previous day.

Among the 11 new confirmed cases in Pohang, four had direct contact (three people) with the nursing caregiver confirmed on the 9th (Pohang case number 140) or were secondarily infected residents, and three patients have unidentified infection routes. Additionally, one imported case who arrived from Africa on the 11th is included.

In Gyeongsan, three acquaintances who had contact with a confirmed case on the 12th related to Daegu Yeongsin Church (Gyeongsan case number 693) tested positive. The day before, four family members in Gyeongsan were also confirmed positive after contact with Yeongsin Church members.

In Gyeongju and Yeongdeok County, one resident who visited a screening clinic due to symptoms and one resident who had contact with a confirmed case from Seoul (Nowon-gu case number 564) each tested positive.

In Gyeongbuk Province, 70 local infection cases (excluding imported cases) were confirmed over the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 10 confirmed cases.

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