14 Additional Confirmed Cases from Daegu University Hospital... Increase in 'Undetected' and n-th Generation Infections

Daegu Reports 51 New COVID-19 Cases in One Day... Increase in Undetected and n-th Generation Infections

On the 31st, citizens are waiting in line for COVID-19 related testing. The photo shows the temporary screening clinic at Seoul Station. Photo by Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Seohyun] As of the 31st, 51 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Daegu, including 14 confirmed cases originating from a university hospital.

According to the Daegu Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the total number of COVID-19 cases in the region as of midnight that day increased by 51 from the previous day, reaching 13,646. By address, there were 13 cases in Dalseong-gun, 12 in Buk-gu, 10 each in Dalseo-gu and Suseong-gu, 4 in Dong-gu, and 1 each in Seo-gu and Jung-gu.

Among the new confirmed cases, 14 are related to the cluster infection at Daegu Catholic University Hospital in Nam-gu. At this hospital, after a caregiver was first confirmed positive on the 21st, the infection spread to other patients, guardians, and medical staff, increasing the cumulative confirmed cases to 175.

Five more cases were reported related to a Pilates academy in Dalseo-gu. Since the first instructor tested positive on the 7th, the infection has spread to members and to a coin karaoke in Buk-gu visited by members, resulting in secondary infections. The cumulative total is 84 cases.

Three more confirmed cases were reported at a high school in Seo-gu. The first case was a first-year student confirmed on the 25th, followed by a second-year student on the 29th, and a third-year student preparing for college entrance exams on the 30th, bringing the cumulative total to 33 cases.

Additionally, five members of a family in Suseong-gu were newly confirmed. Seven cases had contact with previously confirmed patients, and eight cases have unknown infection routes, with health authorities conducting epidemiological investigations.

Furthermore, additional confirmed cases were reported related to a retail store in Buk-gu (2 cases), a contact lens company in Suseong-gu (2 cases), an electric vehicle parts factory in Dalseong-gun (1 case), a colatech in Jung-gu (1 case), and a business in Dalseong-gun (2 cases). One overseas entrant also tested positive in diagnostic testing.

Daegu City has strengthened quarantine measures for caregivers and guardians in medical institutions. According to the city, only one guardian who has tested negative can be registered and allowed entry, and workers, caregivers, or guardians showing COVID-19 symptoms must undergo rapid diagnostic testing promptly.

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