Pohang City Reports Third Consecutive Day of 'N-th Infection' from Jeju Island... 2 New Cases Confirmed on the 18th

On the 16th, 2 contacts of confirmed cases in Jeju Island → 2 on the 17th → 2 on the 18th, consecutive infections

On the morning of the 18th, 1,188,000 doses of AstraZeneca (AZ) COVID-19 vaccines shipped from the SK Bioscience factory in Andong, Gyeongbuk, were loaded onto transport vehicles for delivery. This supply is part of the quantity secured through a direct purchase contract between the government and AZ. Most of the vaccines are planned to be used for the second dose for elderly individuals aged 60 to 74 who received their first dose in May and June.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] On the 18th, two new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were reported in Pohang.

According to Pohang City, one resident of Buk-gu who had contact with Pohang cases 717~718 confirmed the previous day, and one resident of Nam-gu who had contact with Pohang case 715 confirmed on the 16th, were classified as close contacts and tested positive.

The Pohang cases 717~718 confirmed the previous day were close contacts of cases 715~716 (Buk-gu), who were confirmed after contact with a confirmed case in Jeju-do.

This marks the third consecutive day of n-th generation infections stemming from the Jeju-do confirmed case. As a result, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Pohang area has increased to 717 (according to Pohang City's own tally).

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