Daegu City Reports 26 New COVID-19 Cases... Continued Sporadic Infections at Entertainment Bars

As of 0:00 on the 7th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu region are 10,249

Daegu Deputy Mayor Chae Hong-ho is announcing the policy to raise the level of social distancing on the 3rd.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] In Daegu, where confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have surged, chain infections continue mainly in entertainment bars, club meetings, workplaces, and bathhouses.

According to Daegu City on the 7th, 26 new locally transmitted confirmed cases were added the previous day, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases to 10,249.

Regarding entertainment bars, which have been identified as the source of the recent surge in confirmed cases, 7 additional cases occurred through secondary infections. The cluster infection originating from entertainment bars grew indiscriminately through foreign workers, customers, and secondary infections after confirmed cases from Ulsan and Gumi visited an entertainment bar in Sangyeok-dong, Buk-gu, Daegu on the 2nd of last month, increasing the cumulative confirmed cases to 316.

Also, related to the cluster infection at a bar in Suseong-gu, 4 additional infections occurred, including 2 users and 2 secondary infection cases, bringing the total to 47.

Regarding the Daegu club meeting with 13 confirmed cases, 1 more person was diagnosed positive, and 2 more confirmed cases emerged at a workplace in Dalseo-gu where 13 people were infected.

One additional confirmed case was reported related to a bathhouse in Suseong-gu, and 1 secondary infection case occurred related to a church member meeting. Besides these, 4 people were confirmed positive through contact with confirmed cases, 1 person was confirmed while showing symptoms during self-quarantine, and 5 cases have unknown infection routes.

Meanwhile, as sporadic cluster infections continued, Daegu City raised the social distancing level to Level 2 starting at midnight on the 5th. This is the first time in over three months since mid-February. The elevated level will remain in effect until midnight on the 20th.

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