Gyeongsan City 2 and Gumi City 1 'New Confirmed Cases'... Gyeongbuk Province Single Digits for Second Day

As of 00:00 on the 15th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region total 3,373

The photo shows foreign workers undergoing COVID-19 testing at a temporary screening clinic set up at a construction site in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, on the 11th. Earlier, Gyeongsangbuk-do issued an administrative order to proactively prevent workplace cluster infections, requiring employers with five or more foreign workers to have all foreign workers tested for COVID-19 by the 12th.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Gyeongsangbuk-do, on the 14th, the number of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 increased by 3 through local infections only in Gyeongsan-si and Gumi-si, maintaining single digits for two consecutive days.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 15th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area was 3,373 (including 78 imported cases), an increase of 3 from the previous day.

In Gyeongsan-si, both of the 2 cases tested positive in a test before the end of self-quarantine after contact with citizens from Daegu who were confirmed positive on the 4th. The confirmed case in Gumi-si is a contact of a Busan citizen who was confirmed positive on the 13th.

In Gyeongbuk Province, 47 people (excluding imported cases) tested positive across various regions over the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 6.7 confirmed cases. Currently, 1,706 people are under self-quarantine.

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