As Cases Decrease in Gyeongsan, Cluster Infection Emerges in Gimcheon... Gyeongbuk Province Reports 24 New Confirmed Cases

Gimcheon City, Consecutive Infections Among 11 Contacts of Family of 5 from Previous Day
Chain Infection from Gimcheon Severe Disability Facility Cases Reaches Gumi
As of Midnight on 26th, Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Total 4,006

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] On the 25th, Gyeongsangbuk-do reported 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19.

On this day, while the number of cases in Gyeongsan, which has recently seen double-digit daily cases, decreased to 4, 11 close contacts of a family confirmed positive the previous day in the Gimcheon area were diagnosed in large numbers, pushing the total cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk over 4,000.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 26th, as of midnight, the cumulative confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area increased by 25 (including 1 overseas case) from the previous day to 4,006 (including 104 overseas cases). By region, confirmed cases were 11 in Gimcheon City, 7 in Gumi City, 4 in Gyeongsan City (including 1 overseas case), and 1 each in Gyeongju City, Andong City, and Yeongcheon City.

The 11 new confirmed cases in Gimcheon City are acquaintances of the 5 family members confirmed the previous day. Among these new confirmed cases, 7 are known to be users of a facility for people with severe disabilities. One member of the family used this facility.

Among the 7 new confirmed cases in Gumi City, 3 are contacts of previously confirmed cases in the same area, another 3 are contacts of the cluster outbreak cases confirmed the previous day in Gimcheon, and 1 is a contact of a confirmed case residing in Seoul on the 24th.

Of the 4 new confirmed cases in Gyeongsan City, 3 are contacts of case Gyeongsan 1206 confirmed the previous day, and 1 is an imported case. Since April, including 3 cases on this day, a total of 222 confirmed cases have occurred in Gyeongsan City. This accounts for 18% of the total 1,219 confirmed cases in Gyeongsan City to date. In this regard, Gyeongsan City raised social distancing to level 2 as of 5 a.m. on the 26th.

In Gyeongju City, 1 contact related to Ulsan Donggang Hospital was confirmed positive during self-quarantine, and in Andong City and Yeongcheon City, contacts were identified as prior confirmed case Andong 236 and a confirmed case from Daegu, respectively.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 157 people (excluding imported cases) tested positive across various areas over the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 21.4 confirmed cases. Currently, 3,489 people are under self-quarantine.

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