'Yeongsin, Saevision, Sinil' Churches Face Serial Infections... Daegu City Reports 27 New Confirmed Cases

Junggu Saebijeon Church, 14 More Including Congregants, Total 20
Namgu Sinil Church, 2 More Confirmed, Total 5
Namgu Yeongsin Church, 1 More Added, 50 Cases in Five Days

On the afternoon of December 15, the award-winning works of the 'Korea COVID-19 Overcoming Safety Culture Children's Poster Contest' installed at Banwoldang Metro Center Central Plaza in Jung-gu, Daegu, are attracting attention.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, following Yeongsin Church in Nam-gu, 'n-th generation infections' are occurring consecutively at other churches in Jung-gu and Nam-gu areas.

According to Daegu City on the 16th, 14 people including church members at Saevision Church in Jung-gu were confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in one day. Since the 11th, a total of 20 related confirmed cases have been identified at this church.

At Shinil Church in Nam-gu, with 2 new confirmed cases added, the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 5.

At Yeongsin Church in Dalseong-gun, where a cluster infection occurred starting from the 10th, one contact of a church member was confirmed positive, bringing the total confirmed cases related to this church to 50.

Including 9 contacts of confirmed cases with unknown infection routes and 2 people who tested positive after diagnostic tests conducted before release from self-quarantine, as of midnight on the 16th, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Daegu rose sharply by 27 from the previous day to 7,411.

In Daegu, double-digit confirmed cases have been reported for five consecutive days: 35 on the 12th, 28 on the 13th, 16 on the 14th, and 18 on the 15th.

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