Gyeongbuk Reports 34 New COVID-19 Cases on Christmas Day... Averaging 43 Cases Daily Over the Past Week

As of 0:00 on the 26th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region total 2,228

On the afternoon of the 25th, when the number of new COVID-19 cases reached the 1,200s, medical staff at a temporary screening clinic set up in Seoul Plaza sat down on chairs to rest briefly before attending to the next person to be tested.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] On Christmas Day, 34 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, including 1 imported case, were added in Gyeongbuk Province.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 26th, the number of new confirmed cases by region is 8 each in Pohang and Gumi, 5 each in Andong and Yeongju, 4 in Gyeongju, 2 in Gimcheon, and 1 each in Gyeongsan and Sangju.

As of midnight on the 26th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk is 2,228 (including 110 imported cases). The daily average number of confirmed cases in the region over the past week (19th to 25th) is 43.4.

Among the 8 new confirmed cases in Pohang (cases 191 to 198), cases 191 and 192 (Nam-gu, Pohang) are contacts of case 189, whose infection route was unknown the previous day, and cases 193 and 194 (Buk-gu) are currently under investigation for their infection routes.

Cases 195 and 197 (Nam-gu, Pohang) are contacts of case 188, whose infection route was unknown, and case 196 (Nam-gu) is an overseas entrant registered in Pohang. Case 198 is a contact of case 185 (Buk-gu, Jangseong-dong, participant of Hyunhyeon Somang Church Kids School in Pohang).

The infection routes of the 8 new confirmed cases in Gumi (cases 195 to 202) have not yet been identified. The press release did not include details about confirmed cases in Gumi on this day.

The 5 new confirmed cases in Andong are secondary infections from a teenage male student confirmed case (Andong case 116). Two were directly infected, and three were indirectly infected through another acquaintance (Andong case 123). The previous day, 7 people in Andong who had contact with case 116 were simultaneously confirmed positive.

All 5 new confirmed cases in Yeongju are contacts of confirmed cases related to Yeongju Church.

Among the 4 new confirmed cases in Gyeongju, 2 are church members related to Seonggwang Church in Seonggeon-dong, and the other 2 are acquaintances of previously confirmed cases.

Among the new confirmed cases in Gimcheon, one is a member of Songjeong Church in Gumi, and the other is a contact of a previously confirmed case (Gimcheon case 71).

In Gyeongsan and Sangju, one confirmed case each was identified after visiting screening clinics as contacts of confirmed cases (Gyeongsan case 759) or due to symptoms.

Meanwhile, in Gyeongbuk, after the daily confirmed cases peaked at 122 on March 6, the highest in the province, the number dropped to 31 on March 8. However, after showing 31 cases again on December 17, the number surged to 59 on the 21st, indicating that the spread shows no signs of slowing down.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.