Religious and Sports Facility Cluster Infections Continue... Daegu City Reports 45 New Confirmed Cases

Citizens are undergoing COVID-19 testing at a temporary screening clinic in Jung-gu, Daegu. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Chain infections continue at religious facilities and sports facilities where group infections occurred in Daegu.

According to the Daegu Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, as of midnight on the 16th, the number of new COVID-19 confirmed cases in Daegu was 45 (44 local infections, 1 imported), bringing the total confirmed cases to 12,678 (12,407 local infections, 271 imported).

Currently, 712 patients are undergoing isolation treatment, with 447 admitted to 14 hospitals inside and outside the region, and 255 in residential treatment centers.

Four people were confirmed positive related to religious facilities in Dong-gu, Suseong-gu, and Dalseo-gu. Five contacts related to sports facilities in Suseong-gu were confirmed positive.

One person was confirmed positive related to a medical institution in Dong-gu, and two people related to a daycare classroom in Dalseo-gu were confirmed positive. Additionally, one more person related to a family in Dalseo-gu was confirmed.

Three people were confirmed positive as contacts of confirmed cases from other regions, 21 as contacts of other confirmed cases, and one imported case was confirmed.

There are seven patients with unknown infection sources under epidemiological investigation.

As of this date, the cumulative number of vaccinated people is 993,295 for the first dose, representing a vaccination rate of 41.4% of the total population of Daegu. The number of citizens who have completed vaccination is 416,151, with a total vaccination rate of 17.3% in Daegu.

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