Gyeongbuk Reports Zero COVID-19 Cases After Four Days... Total Cases in Gyeongbuk Region Remain at 1,341

On June 3rd, an elderly man in his 80s who had been hospitalized for 99 days due to COVID-19 at Andong Medical Center in Gyeongbuk was discharged after being declared fully recovered. He was recorded as the longest hospitalized COVID-19 patient in his 80s in the country.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Gyeongbuk, the graph of new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) returned to zero again after four days.

Since May 27, until June 3, Gyeongbuk had no local infections for eight consecutive days, but sporadic cases of 1 to 2 people appeared in places like Yeongcheon and Gumi, raising concerns about the spread of transmission.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 7th, as of midnight, the cumulative number of confirmed cases was counted as 1,341, the same as the previous day. The number of recovered patients increased to 1,257 as a patient hospitalized at Andong Medical Center was discharged. The recovery rate is 93.73%.

Previously, on the 6th, the father of brothers who are students at Daegu Agricultural Meister High School living in Gumi tested positive, and on the 5th, a female teacher in her 20s at Gyeongbuk Food Meister High School in Yeongcheon, residing in Gyeongsan, was confirmed positive. On the 4th, one overseas entrant each in Pohang and Yeongcheon tested positive.