Confirmed Cases Continue at Gyeongsan Church and Gumi Office of Education... Gyeongbuk Province Reports 24 New Cases

As of 0:00 on the 16th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk region total 3,767

The photo shows people waiting to receive the Pfizer vaccine at the COVID-19 vaccination center in the Culture and Sports Hall, Miryang-si, Gyeongnam, on the 15th. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] On the 15th, a total of 24 people were added to the list of confirmed cases, mainly due to additional infections among employees of the Gumi Office of Education and cluster infections in the Gyeongsan area, where a COVID-19 outbreak occurred in Gyeongbuk Province. This marks the seventh consecutive day with double-digit cases since the 9th.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 16th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area increased by 24 (including 1 imported case) from the previous day, totaling 3,767 (including 93 imported cases). The new cases by region are 12 in Gyeongsan City, 6 in Gumi City (including 1 imported case), 4 in Gyeongju City, and 1 each in Pohang City and Chilgok County.

Among the 12 new confirmed cases in Gyeongsan City, 5 are related to a church where a cluster infection occurred. One person related to another cluster infection site, a nursing home for the elderly, tested positive during a pre-release quarantine test. Two cases have unknown infection routes, and the remaining four are identified as contacts of previously confirmed cases.

Among the 6 new confirmed cases in Gumi City, 4 are colleagues of a public official from the Gumi Office of Education who was confirmed positive the previous day. Another case is a contact of Gumi case number 445, and the remaining one is an imported case.

Among the 4 new confirmed cases in Gyeongju City, 2 are contacts of the nursing home in the Gyeongsan area. One is a contact of a confirmed case from Ulsan, and the remaining one has an unidentified infection route.

The single new confirmed case in Pohang City has an unknown infection route, and the new confirmed case in Chilgok County is a contact of Chilgok case number 101, confirmed on the 14th.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 119 people (excluding imported cases) have been confirmed positive across various regions over the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 17.0 confirmed cases. Currently, 2,391 people are under self-quarantine.

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