"'COVID-19 Clean Zone' Ulleungdo Reports Second 'Confirmed Case'... Gyeongbuk Province Maintains Single-Digit Cases for Three Days"

On the 9th, Pohang, Gumi, Uiseong, and Ulleung each reported 1 new confirmed case
As of midnight on the 10th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk reached 3,327

On the 8th, the scene of Dolmiyeok Ttebae harvesting fishery in Uljin and Ulleung, designated as the 9th National Important Fishery Heritage by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] The second confirmed case has emerged on Ulleungdo Island in Gyeongbuk, which had remained free from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, the Gyeongbuk region has maintained single-digit new confirmed cases for three consecutive days, showing signs of stability.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 10th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk region was 3,327 (including 73 imported cases), an increase of 4 from the previous day.

New confirmed cases by area are one each in Pohang City, Gumi City, Uiseong County, and Ulleung County.

The new confirmed case in Ulleung County is a resident who was tested on the 7th after being classified as a contact of a confirmed case in Pohang. This person visited a hospital in Pohang on the 23rd of last month and returned home on the 4th of this month. Family members who visited together tested negative.

This Ulleung County confirmed case is the second local case following a resident who tested positive after contact with a Jeju Island fisherman who came to fish near Ulleungdo in the sea on November 25th last year.

In Pohang City and Uiseong County, cases were confirmed during self-quarantine or post-quarantine testing after contact with prior confirmed cases Pohang 478 and Uiseong 96, respectively. The new confirmed case in Gumi City has an unknown infection route.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 41 people (excluding imported cases) have tested positive across the region in the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 5.9 confirmed cases.

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