38 Cases in Guryongpo, Pohang and 62 Cases at Songjeong Church, Gumi 'Chain Infection'... 23 New Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk

The average daily number of confirmed cases over the past week is 35.5
As of midnight on the 31st, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk are 2,382

On the 29th, a Guryongpo fisherman is undergoing a COVID-19 test at a mobile screening clinic set up in front of the Eupmin Library, located in front of the Guryongpo Fishery Cooperative Live Fish Auction Hall in Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongbuk. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] New confirmed cases are rapidly emerging in the Guryongpo area of Pohang, where an administrative order for mandatory COVID-19 testing for residents has been issued. Sporadic church-related n-th generation infections are also continuing in places like Gumi.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 31st, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area was 2,382 (including 116 imported cases), an increase of 23 cases (1 imported) compared to the previous day.

By region, there were 8 in Pohang, 3 each in Gumi, Gyeongsan, and Cheongsong, 2 each in Andong and Sangju, and 1 each in Yeongcheon and Yeongyang.

Among the 8 new confirmed cases in Pohang, 7 were from the Guryongpo area. The infection route of the other 1 case was not identified. In Guryongpo-eup, after the owner of a soju bar tested positive on the 24th, chain infections continued with 2 cases on the 25th, 4 on the 26th, 10 on the 27th, 10 on the 28th, and 4 on the 29th, increasing the cumulative confirmed cases to 38 within a week.

Among the 3 new confirmed cases in Gumi, 2 were contacts of confirmed cases related to Songjeong Church (Gumi case number 212), and the other 1 was an imported case who arrived from Europe on the 27th. Since the first confirmed case at Gumi Songjeong Church on the 20th, the number of related confirmed cases has risen to 62.

The 3 new confirmed cases in Gyeongsan were contacts of previous confirmed cases (including Gyeongsan case number 709), and the 3 new confirmed cases in Cheongsong County were classified as contacts of a confirmed case on the 24th (Cheongsong case number 23) and tested positive after showing symptoms during self-quarantine.

The 2 new confirmed cases in Andong had unclear infection routes, and the 2 new confirmed cases in Sangju were contacts of confirmed cases on the 29th (Sangju case numbers 44 and 45).

In Yeongcheon and Yeongyang counties, one resident each who had contact with previous confirmed cases (Daegu Suseong-gu and Uljin case number 7) tested positive after being tested.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 247 residents (excluding imported cases) have been confirmed positive over the past week across various areas, resulting in a weekly daily average of 35.5 confirmed cases.

Meanwhile, in Gyeongbuk, the highest daily number of confirmed cases was 122 on March 6, after which it dropped to 31 on March 8. However, after recording 31 cases again on December 17, the daily confirmed cases surged to 59 on the 21st and 67 on the 24th.

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