4 New Cases in Pohang, 1 Imported Case in Chilgok County... Gyeongbuk Province Reports Single-Digit 'New Confirmed' Cases After Six Days
Pohang 'Jipjipi Inspection' 26 Confirmed Cases in 6 Days
As of Midnight on the 1st, Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Reach 2,980
On the afternoon of January 28, about 20 citizens were waiting to receive COVID-19 diagnostic tests at the screening clinic in front of Pohang City Hall in Daejam-dong, Pohang-si, Gyeongbuk. This place had been crowded with hundreds of people just on the 27th, indicating that the "house-to-house testing" was coming to an end.
View original image[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Pohang, where 'house-to-house testing' is being conducted, four cases of local infection have occurred, leading Gyeongbuk Province to record a single-digit number of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases for the first time in six days.
According to Gyeongbuk Province as of midnight on the 1st, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area was 2,980 (including 35 imported cases), an increase of 5 cases (1 imported) from the previous day.
In Pohang City, one person tested positive during the 'one test per household' screening, one person tested positive before release from self-quarantine, and two contacts of confirmed cases also tested positive.
As of the 30th, the fifth day of the administrative order for 'one test per household,' 131,576 out of 180,000 targeted households had been tested. Among them, 25 were confirmed positive. Including one confirmed case on the 31st, the cumulative number of confirmed cases from the 'house-to-house testing' is 26. The administrative order for testing is scheduled until the 4th.
In Chilgok, one resident who arrived from Europe on the 27th was infected.
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In Gyeongbuk Province, 142 people (excluding imported cases) have been confirmed positive across various regions over the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 20.2 confirmed cases.
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