Gimcheon-si, Cluster Infection Spreads... 110 Confirmed Cases in One Month, Half of Total Cumulative Cases

Spread of Cluster Infections in Vinyl Houses and Elderly Care Centers
Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Reach 4,436 as of Midnight on the 15th

A total of 597,000 doses (298,500 people) of AstraZeneca (AZ) COVID-19 vaccines shipped from the SK Bioscience factory in Andong, Gyeongbuk, arrived at a logistics warehouse in Majang-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do on the afternoon of the 14th.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] In Gyeongbuk Province, 19 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were reported on the 14th, mainly centered in Gimcheon City.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 15th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gyeongbuk area increased by 19 from the previous day to 4,436 (including 121 imported cases). The new confirmed cases by region are 13 in Gimcheon City, 3 in Gyeongju City, 2 in Pohang City, and 1 in Gyeongsan City.

Among the 13 confirmed cases in Gimcheon City, 8 are contacts related to elderly care facilities. Since the 12th, 39 confirmed cases have occurred over three days in elderly care facilities in the Gimcheon area.

In the Gimcheon area, 110 people have been confirmed over the past four weeks in places such as weekly care facilities, vineyard vinyl greenhouse facility installation construction sites, and bathhouses, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 221. Accordingly, Gimcheon City raised the social distancing level from 1.5 to 2 starting at midnight on the 15th.

Among the 3 new confirmed cases in Gyeongju City, 2 are contacts of previously confirmed cases, and the infection route of the other 1 is unknown. The 2 confirmed cases in Pohang City and 1 confirmed case in Gyeongsan City are citizens who had contact with a Daegu resident confirmed on the 12th.

In Gyeongsangbuk-do, 135 people (excluding imported cases) were confirmed in various areas over the past week, resulting in a weekly daily average of 19.3 confirmed cases. Currently, 2,131 people are under self-quarantine.

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