3 New COVID-19 Cases in Gyeongsan City and 1 in Pohang City... Single-Digit Cases in Gyeongbuk Province for Six Consecutive Days

As of 0:00 on the 19th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region total 3,390

On the 15th, a medical staff member is receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on the 5th floor of the Elderly Health Center at Chungnam National University Hospital in Jung-gu, Daejeon. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 4 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were reported on the 18th.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 19th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area increased by 4 from the previous day to 3,390 (including 78 imported cases). The new confirmed cases by region are 3 in Gyeongsan City and 1 in Pohang City.

Among the 3 new confirmed cases in Gyeongsan City, 2 are Gyeongsan residents who had contact with previously confirmed cases in Daegu. The other 1 is a symptomatic individual who visited a screening clinic with an unknown infection route.

In the Pohang area, 1 citizen with an unidentified infection route tested positive.

In Gyeongbuk Province, 39 people (excluding imported cases) have been confirmed positive across various regions over the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 5.6 confirmed cases.

Since the number of daily confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk increased to 14 on the 12th due to a confirmed case among foreign workers in Uiseong-gun, the daily cases have remained in single digits for six consecutive days starting from the 13th. Currently, the number of people under self-quarantine in the Gyeongbuk area is 1,647.

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