Sister Churches and Taekwondo Dojos 'Chain' and 'Group' Spread... 84 Confirmed Cases in Daegu, Nightmare Revives

On the 5th, citizens are getting tested at a temporary screening clinic set up in Gukchaebosang Park, Jung-gu, Daegu. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] With 84 new confirmed cases emerging in a single day, including those originating from churches, the chain and cluster infections of COVID-19 in Daegu are spreading uncontrollably.

According to Daegu city health authorities on the 6th, as of midnight, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 84 from the previous day, reaching 12,036.

Nearly half of the new confirmed cases, 40 people, are related to churches. The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to these churches has risen to 127 in Daegu alone.

Health authorities report that congregants from sister churches located in three areas of Daegu?Uksu-dong in Suseong-gu, Yulha-dong in Dong-gu, and Daegok-dong in Dalseo-gu?as well as one in Andong, Gyeongbuk, actively interacted by attending weekend services together during June and July.

Seven additional confirmed cases were reported related to a Taekwondo gym in Suseong-gu where the Delta variant of the coronavirus was detected.

A family of five connected to a church in Suseong-gu went on vacation to Jeju Island from the 19th to the 23rd of last month, after which confirmed cases surged at the Taekwondo gym and church they attend. The related cumulative cases have increased to 76 in Daegu alone.

Seven more confirmed cases related to the Seomun Market shopping district were added, bringing the total to 33.

Seven additional confirmed cases were also reported among contacts linked to existing cluster infections at a church in Bisan-dong, Seo-gu; a nightlife establishment in Bokhyeon-dong, Buk-gu; an auto parts company in Dalseo-gu; and a PC room in Dalseong-gun.

Additionally, 15 people were contacts of previously confirmed cases, and 7 were unidentified cases currently under epidemiological investigation by health authorities. One person who entered from Kazakhstan also tested positive.

In Gyeongbuk, 56 new confirmed cases were reported, including those related to the Daegu Suseong-gu church and foreigner gatherings.

Regarding the Daegu church, 38 people were confirmed over three days, and the cumulative confirmed cases related to a foreign acquaintance gathering in Pohang increased to 35.

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