A Couple of Daegu Sinil Church Members Infected in Gimcheon City... Gyeongbuk Reports 9 New Confirmed Cases

Additional Infections Among Children of Teacher Couple's Family Gathering in Gumi
Ongoing Nth Transmission from Angang-eup Restaurant in Gyeongju
Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Reach 1,860 as of Midnight on the 17th

On the afternoon of the 16th, temporary container hospital bed installation work is underway at Seoul Medical Center in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, to secure beds for COVID-19 patients. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] In Gyeongbuk, where an average of 20 new COVID-19 cases occurred daily over the past five days, the number of newly confirmed cases added on the 16th decreased to 9.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 17th, the new confirmed cases were 4 in Gumi, 3 in Gimcheon, and 1 each in Pohang and Gyeongju. As of midnight on that day, the cumulative confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area totaled 1,860 (including 106 imported cases).

In Gumi City, the 4 cases include the wife and a coworker of middle school teacher A, who was confirmed positive the previous day, and B’s preschool-aged child who attended a family gathering with A. On the previous day, A, B’s two preschool children, and one other person were confirmed positive.

In Gimcheon City, among the 3 newly confirmed cases, 2 are a married couple who attended worship at Daegu Shinil Presbyterian Church; they were tested at a screening clinic after receiving notification of confirmed cases at the church and were diagnosed positive. The other case is a family member of a confirmed case on the 4th (Gimcheon case number 62), who tested positive during a test before release from self-quarantine.

In Pohang and Gyeongju, one family member each of residents confirmed on the 14th (Pohang case number 169 and Gyeongju case number 141) tested positive. The Gyeongju case is the mother of an elementary school student in the Angang area (Gyeongju case number 141), identified as a secondary infection originating from a restaurant owner in Angang-eup who was the index case.

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