Daegu, Peruvian Woman in Her 30s Confirmed with COVID-19...Teenage Mother Confirmed the Day Before

As of 0:00 on the 8th, the cumulative confirmed cases in Daegu area total 6,926.

On July 8th, a disinfection vehicle is spraying disinfectant in the area dense with exam preparation academies in Da-ui-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju. At the nearby Gwangju Exam Preparation Academy, many students were recently confirmed positive for COVID-19.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In Daegu, one new confirmed case of COVID-19 was reported as an imported case.

According to Daegu City on the 8th, the additional confirmed case is the mother (in her 30s) of a teenage male who tested positive after arriving from Peru on the 5th.

The mother and son were tested at the Dongdaegu Station walk-through screening clinic via Incheon Airport on the 5th. The son tested positive on the 6th, while the mother’s result was initially pending. She was retested at the Buk-gu Public Health Center screening clinic on the 6th, confirmed positive on the 7th, and admitted to Daegu Dongsan Hospital.

As of midnight on the 8th, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Daegu reached 6,926, an increase of one from the previous day. Among the 7,019 patients confirmed in Daegu or transferred from other cities and provinces and managed by Daegu City, 6,802 (96.9%) have recovered. The death toll stands at 185.

Currently, 32 confirmed patients are undergoing isolation treatment. Of these, 31 are hospitalized in five hospitals nationwide (29 patients) and living treatment centers (2 patients), and one patient is waiting at home.

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