As of 0:00 on the 13th, the cumulative confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk region total 3,710.

On the afternoon of the 12th, a representative from SD Biosensor Co., Ltd. in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, is demonstrating a test using a COVID-19 'self-diagnostic kit.' [Image source=Yonhap News]

On the afternoon of the 12th, a representative from SD Biosensor Co., Ltd. in Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, is demonstrating a test using a COVID-19 'self-diagnostic kit.' [Image source=Yonhap News]

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] On the 12th, 1 to 2 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were added in various parts of Gyeongsangbuk-do.


According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 13th, as of midnight on that day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area was counted at 3,710 (including 92 imported cases), an increase of 10 from the previous day.


New confirmed cases by region are 2 each in Gyeongsan-si and Bonghwa-gun, and 1 each in Pohang-si, Gimcheon-si, Andong-si, Gumi-si, Yeongju-si, and Yeongdeok-gun.


Among the 2 new confirmed cases in Gyeongsan-si, one is related to a church where a cluster infection occurred, and the other is a contact of a confirmed case in Daegu Seo-gu area. The 2 new confirmed cases in Bonghwa-gun are contacts of Yeongju case number 75, confirmed on the 11th, and in Pohang-si, a contact of Pohang case number 546, a prior confirmed case, was confirmed positive.


In Gimcheon-si, a contact of a confirmed case in Daegu Nam-gu on the 7th was confirmed, and in Andong-si, one person with an unclear infection route was confirmed. In Gumi-si, a contact of Gimcheon case number 110 was confirmed, in Yeongju-si, a contact of Yeongju case number 75 confirmed the previous day, and in Yeongdeok-gun, contacts of a resident of Gangnam-gu, Seoul, confirmed on the 9th, were identified.



In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 90 people (excluding imported cases) tested positive in various parts of the region over the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 12.9 confirmed cases. Currently, 2,074 people are under self-quarantine.


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