Gyeongsan 5, Pohang 3, Gumi, Chilgok, Uljin 1 Each 'New Confirmed Cases'... Gyeongbuk Province Records Double Digits After a Week

Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Reach 3,401 as of Midnight on the 20th

On the 18th, at the COVID-19 vaccination center set up in Pohang Indoor Gymnasium, Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongbuk, an evaluation team dispatched from central government ministries thoroughly inspected the vaccine preparation status during a vaccination drill.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Gyeongbuk, 11 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been additionally reported. All are cases of local transmission, marking the first double-digit occurrence in a week since the 14 cases on the 12th.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 20th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area increased by 11 from the previous day to 3,401 (including 78 imported cases).

New confirmed cases by region are 5 in Gyeongsan City, 3 in Pohang City, and 1 each in Gumi City, Chilgok County, and Uljin County.

Among the 5 new confirmed cases in Gyeongsan, 4 are contacts of existing confirmed cases in Daegu or Gyeongsan. The infection route of the other 1 case has not been identified.

Among the 3 new confirmed cases in Pohang, 2 are contacts of previous local confirmed cases and tested positive during the pre-release test from self-quarantine. The other 1 case is a contact of a confirmed case from Suwon, Gyeonggi Province.

The 1 new confirmed case in Gumi has an unidentified infection route. In Chilgok, one local resident who was a contact of a previous local confirmed case tested positive, and in Uljin, one local resident who was a contact of a confirmed case from Suwon also tested positive.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 38 people (excluding imported cases) have tested positive across various localities over the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 5.4 confirmed cases. Currently, 1,632 people are under self-quarantine.

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