Pohang 12, Gumi 11, Gyeongju-Sangju 7 Each... 46 New COVID-19 Cases Across Gyeongbuk

Number of people related to Pohang Guryongpo Sojubang increases to 10
Confirmed cases related to Gumi Songjeong Church reach 57
As of midnight on the 28th, cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk total 2,308

On the 27th, medical staff conducted COVID-19 tests for residents of Guryongpo at the "Emergency Screening Clinic" set up next to the Guryongpo Residents' Library in Guryongpo-eup, Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongbuk. In response to the recent consecutive COVID-19 cases in Guryongpo-eup, Pohang City issued an administrative order banning gatherings at cafes and karaoke rooms in Guryongpo-eup starting from midnight on the 27th, allowing all residents to receive free testing. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Dongwook Park] As the chain infections related to sojubang in Guryongpo, Pohang, and churches in Gumi and Gyeongju continue, the number of new confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk region has surged again to 46.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 28th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the region was counted at 2,308 (including 113 imported cases), which is 46 more than the previous day.

The number of new confirmed cases by region is 12 in Pohang, 11 in Gumi, 7 each in Gyeongju and Sangju, 2 each in Gimcheon, Gyeongsan, Yeongdeok, and Chilgok, and 1 in Andong.

Among the 12 new confirmed cases in Pohang, 10 are contacts of confirmed cases in Nam-gu Guryongpo. The remaining 2 are contacts of other prior confirmed cases. In Guryongpo, since the sojubang owner was confirmed positive on the 24th, customers and acquaintances have been infected in subsequent waves, increasing the related cumulative confirmed cases to 10, with 2 on the 25th and 5 on the 26th.

Among the 11 new confirmed cases in Gumi, 3 are contacts of confirmed cases related to Songjeong Church, and another 5 are members of Saemsotneun Church. The other 3 are contacts of local (Gumi case 211) or Seoul confirmed cases. Since the first confirmed case at Gumi Songjeong Church on the 20th, the related confirmed cases have increased to 57.

Among the 7 new confirmed cases in Gyeongju, 2 are contacts of confirmed cases related to Yeongju Church (Gumi case 185). Another 1 is a contact of a confirmed case related to Seonggwang Church (Gyeongju case 201). Three others were classified as contacts of prior confirmed cases or were confirmed after visiting screening clinics due to symptoms. The remaining 1 is an imported case from South America.

Among the 7 new confirmed cases in Sangju, 6 are contacts of confirmed cases related to Han Younghon Church in Gaewoon-dong, and 1 has an unknown infection route. The confirmed cases related to Han Younghon Church, which shows a pattern of group infection after worshiping and dining together in the basement, have increased to 15 since the 23rd.

Among the 2 new confirmed cases in Gimcheon, 1 is a contact of a confirmed case from Ulsan Yangji Nursing Hospital, and the other is a contact of a prior confirmed case (Gimcheon case 80).

Among the 2 new confirmed cases in Gyeongsan, 1 is a contact of a confirmed case from Gimhae, Gyeongnam (Gimhae case 148), and the other is a contact of a confirmed case related to Daegu Gwangjin Central Church (Gyeongsan case 758).

The 2 new confirmed cases in Yeongdeok County are both contacts of confirmed cases related to Daegu Dalseo-gu (Yeongdeok case 25), and the 2 new confirmed cases in Chilgok County are also contacts of confirmed cases related to Daegu Gwangjin Central Church. The 1 new confirmed case in Andong is an acquaintance of Andong cases 74 and 75, who were confirmed positive the previous day.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 310 people (excluding imported cases) have been confirmed positive through local infections in the past week, recording a weekly daily average of 44.3 confirmed cases.

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 the same daily confirmed cases of 31 on December 17, the number surged again to 59 on the 21st and 67 on the 24th, showing no signs of the spread slowing down.

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