Daegu City Reports 25 New COVID-19 Cases from Church and Call Center n-th Infections... Call Center Total Reaches 10

Dalseong-gun Yeongsin Church and Nam-gu Shinil Church with 58 cumulative cases each
Cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu as of midnight on the 20th total 7,497

On the morning of the 19th, medical staff are collecting samples at a temporary screening clinic set up at Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall, Jung-gu, Seoul. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, where new coronavirus infections related to churches continue to spread in multiple waves, the situation is compounded by a chain transmission at a life insurance call center, resulting in the number of new confirmed cases remaining in the 20s for the third consecutive day.

According to Daegu City on the 20th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Daegu area was 7,497 (including 103 imported cases), an increase of 25 from the previous day.

Among the new confirmed cases, 8 are residents related to churches. Three each were confirmed in connection with Dalseong-gun Yeongsin Church and Nam-gu Shinil Church, and 2 additional cases were confirmed related to Jung-gu Saevision Church. As a result, the cumulative confirmed cases for each church increased to 58 for Yeongsin Church, 36 for Saevision Church, and 58 for Shinil Church.

Two people were also confirmed positive from diagnostic tests conducted on contacts related to the Jung-gu LINA Life Insurance call center. Since the 17th, when 2 cases were confirmed, the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to this life insurance company call center has increased to 10, including 6 on the 18th and 2 on the 19th.

Additionally, 11 people tested positive from diagnostic tests conducted on contacts of confirmed cases, and 4 people who visited screening clinics with symptoms such as fever were also confirmed positive.

Currently, 214 confirmed patients are undergoing isolation treatment in Daegu. Among them, 192 are receiving treatment at four hospitals within the region, and 22 are being treated at two centers outside the region.

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