Daegu Prison Staff and Family Living in Pohang 'Newly Confirmed'... Gyeongbuk Province Reports 3 Additional Cases

2 New COVID-19 Cases in Pohang and 1 in Gumi on the 28th
As of Midnight on the 29th, Cumulative Cases in Gyeongbuk Reach 3,493

On the 26th, a nurse at Jongno-gu Public Health Center in Seoul is preparing to administer AstraZeneca (AZ) COVID-19 vaccine to Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] On the 28th, 3 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were added in Gyeongbuk Province.

Although this is the lowest number since the third wave began in November last year, concerns about additional cases have arisen as a Pohang City Hall official, who is not included in this figure, was confirmed positive the day before (27th).

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 29th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area increased by 3 from the previous day to 3,493 (including 83 overseas cases). The new confirmed cases by region are 2 in Pohang City and 1 in Gumi City.

In Pohang City, following the confirmation of one employee of Daegu Prison, where Pohang is the home, one family member was additionally infected.

In Gumi City, the new confirmed case was a contact of the previously confirmed case Gumi 403, who was confirmed positive after visiting a screening clinic with symptoms during self-quarantine on the 28th.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 72 people (excluding imported cases) were confirmed positive across various regions in the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 10.3 confirmed cases. Currently, 2,225 people are under self-quarantine.

Meanwhile, in Pohang, it was revealed a day later on the 28th that a public official A (female) was confirmed positive on the 27th. The official only went to work on the 24th during the period from the 22nd to the 26th, and was found to have visited the Buk-gu Public Health Center screening clinic on the 26th for a diagnostic test due to symptoms that began on the 24th.

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