Daegu City Reports 12 Confirmed Cases on First Day of Lunar New Year Holiday... Buk-gu Family Spreads 'n-th' Infection

7 Customers at a Cooking Pub Identified Related to a Family in Buk-gu
Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Daegu Reach 8,461 as of Midnight on the 12th

On February 10, Kwon Young-jin, Mayor of Daegu, visited the COVID-19 vaccination center set up at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital in Jung-gu and took a commemorative photo with the medical staff. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) continues to spread, linked to a family in Buk-gu.

According to Daegu City on the 12th, as of midnight that day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Daegu was 8,461 (including 137 imported cases), an increase of 12 cases (1 imported) from the previous day.

Among the 12 new confirmed cases, 7 are related to the Buk-gu family. All of them were customers who had visited a nationwide chain fusion cuisine pub located on Dongcheon-ro in Buk-gu. Although none of the confirmed cases within the Buk-gu family directly used this place, Daegu City explained that these are considered 'n-th generation infections.'

The infections related to the Buk-gu family have been spreading since the first confirmed case on the 3rd, extending to homes, acquaintances, acquaintances' workplaces, PC rooms, restaurants, and other places. The cumulative confirmed cases have reached 26 so far, with 4 on the 4th, 2 on the 6th, 1 on the 7th, 3 on the 8th, 5 on the 9th, 3 on the 10th, and 7 on the 11th.

Two other new confirmed cases have unknown infection routes, and another two are contacts of previously confirmed cases. One other case is an imported case from overseas.

A Daegu City official stated, "The spread due to young people using multi-use facilities is rapidly increasing," and emphasized, "During the Lunar New Year holiday period, please comply with quarantine rules in multi-use facilities and minimize contact among family and acquaintances."

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