Daegu COVID-19 Cases Exceed 400... Kwon Young-jin Says "Critical Time in the Coming Week"

155 New Confirmed Cases Compared to Previous Day... 457 Cases Confirmed in Six Days Since First Patient
Daegu Mayor Kwon Young-jin Urges Citizens to "Refrain from Going Out and Wear Masks"

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[Asia Economy (Daegu) = Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Daegu has exceeded 400 six days after the first patient was reported.

The Daegu Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced on the 24th at 9 a.m. that the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu increased by 155 compared to 9 a.m. the previous day, reaching 457.

Among the total 457 confirmed cases, 240 patients have been hospitalized at Daegu Medical Center (88 patients), Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital (129), Kyungpook National University Hospital (6), and others. The remaining 217 are currently under self-quarantine. Daegu city stated that it plans to transfer these individuals promptly as well.

Infections among public officials have also occurred. Mayor Kwon Young-jin of Daegu said, "Three public officials have been confirmed positive: two working at the Tax Department of Seo-gu Office and Seo-gu Public Health Center, and one prosecution official working at the Daegu District Prosecutors' Office Western Branch." He added, "Among them, the public official working at Seo-gu Public Health Center is the head of the Infection Prevention Medical Team, responsible for infection prevention tasks."

Daegu city has immediately placed about 50 employees who worked with the infected official at Seo-gu Public Health Center under self-quarantine and is conducting specimen tests while preparing countermeasures. Additionally, five medical personnel were newly confirmed positive: one doctor from Daegu Catholic University Hospital, one nurse from Kyungpook National University Hospital, and one nurse from Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital.

Mayor Kwon Young-jin stated, "The next week is a critical time to prevent the spread of COVID-19," and he earnestly requested citizens to refrain from going out and to wear masks to prevent secondary, tertiary, and quaternary infections from spreading any further."

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