Outbreak of Patients from Daegu Seomun Church Also in Gyeongsan... Gyeongbuk Reports 29 New Confirmed Cases

Confirmed COVID-19 Case at Tennis Court in Gumi Spreads to Gimcheon
As of Midnight on the 29th, Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Reach 4,086

The photo shows a soldier from the Jeongjiham unit waiting for observation of any adverse reactions after receiving the COVID-19 AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine at the vaccination site installed at the Navy Submarine Command Dangyeonggwan on the 28th. Photo by Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 29 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were added on the 28th, mainly in Gyeongsan-si.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 29th, as of midnight that day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area was 4,086 (including 110 imported cases), an increase of 29 (including 2 imported cases) from the previous day.

By region, confirmed cases were 13 in Gyeongsan-si, 5 in Gumi-si, 4 in Gimcheon-si, 3 in Yeongju-si, 2 in Yeongcheon-si, and 1 each in Pohang-si and Andong-si.

Among the 13 new confirmed cases in Gyeongsan-si, 7 were contacts of Gyeongsan case number 1230, confirmed on the 27th. Four others were related to the Daegu Jung-gu Seomun Church cluster infection. Another 1 case's infection route was unidentified, and the remaining 1 case was an imported case.

Among the 5 new confirmed cases in Gumi-si, 3 were contacts of Gumi case number 518, confirmed on the 27th, 1 was a contact of a confirmed case related to the tennis court, and the remaining 1 case's infection route was unidentified.

Among the 4 new confirmed cases in Gimcheon-si, 2 were contacts of Gimcheon case number 124, confirmed in relation to the Gumi tennis court cluster, and the other 2 were contacts of prior confirmed cases Gumi 518 and Gimcheon 130.

The 3 new confirmed cases in Yeongju-si were contacts of Andong case number 244, confirmed on the 26th. Among the 2 new confirmed cases in Yeongcheon-si, 1 was a contact of Gyeongsan case number 1216, confirmed on the 25th, and the other was a contact of a resident from the Chungnam area confirmed on the 27th.

The new confirmed case in Pohang-si was an imported case, and the new confirmed case in Andong-si was a contact of Andong case number 245, confirmed on the 26th.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 173 people (excluding imported cases) were confirmed positive across various regions over the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 24.7 confirmed cases. Currently, 3,705 people are under self-quarantine.

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