4 New Confirmed Cases in Gyeongsan City, 2 in Pohang City, 1 in Gumi City... Single Digits in Gyeongbuk for Three Consecutive Days

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 5th, Gyeongsangbuk-do reported 7 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 (3 imported cases).

With single-digit confirmed cases recorded for three consecutive days, local infections were limited to 2 cases each in Gyeongsan and Pohang, raising hopes that the chain of n-th infections from the January outbreak may have been broken.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 6th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area was 3,022 (including 41 imported cases), an increase of 7 from the previous day.

New confirmed cases by region were 4 in Gyeongsan, 2 in Pohang, and 1 in Gumi.

Among the 4 new confirmed cases in Gyeongsan, 2 were contacts of Cheongdo case number 166 confirmed on the 28th of last month; they tested positive after developing symptoms during self-quarantine and visiting a screening clinic. The other 2 were imported cases from Europe.

Of the 2 new confirmed cases in Pohang, 1 was confirmed after visiting a screening clinic due to COVID-19 symptoms; the infection route is still unknown. The other was a contact of Pohang case number 369 confirmed on the 22nd of last month and tested positive during a pre-release test from self-quarantine.

In Gumi, 1 person who arrived from Europe on the 22nd of last month tested positive during a pre-release test from self-quarantine. The day before, another imported case from Europe was also confirmed in Gumi.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 55 people (excluding imported cases) tested positive across various locations over the past week, with the weekly daily average number of confirmed cases recorded at 7.8.

Since February began, Gyeongbuk has maintained around 10 cases daily: 10 on the 1st, 12 (including 2 imported) on the 2nd, 6 on the 3rd, 7 (including 1 imported) on the 4th, and 7 (including 3 imported) on the 5th.

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