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As mentioned earlier, the total number of domestic patients has now surpassed 100. By yesterday (19th), there were 51 people, almost twice as many as 105 today. In particular, 51 patients were confirmed only in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk area, and more than half of them were related to the church where 31 patients went to Daegu.

I am Ahn Sang-woo.

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There were 54 confirmed cases of Corona 19 infection added today.

The number of confirmed patients increased significantly to 105, with 51 confirmed patients only in Daegu and Gyeongbuk.

Of these, 28 patients were associated with the Sinchonji Church, where 31 patients had been visited, and an additional confirmed person came from the hospital where Patient 31 was admitted. 15 patients were confirmed at Daenam Hospital in Qingdao, Gyeongbuk.

In particular, the health authorities confirmed that patient 31, who was designated as a 'super preacher', also visited Qingdao, Gyeongbuk.

We are also investigating the association between Patient 31 and Daenam Hospital.

[Eun-Kyung Chung / Head of Disease Control Division: It is confirmed that the 31st patient visited Qingdao in early February, so we are conducting epidemiological investigations and prevention measures in consideration of the possibility that there was an infection source commonly associated with both cases.]

A 28-year-old man who lived in Jeonju who traveled to Daegu from the 7th to the 9th was also confirmed.

In Seoul, two more confirmed patients appeared.

Among them, 56 patients living in Jongno-gu, Seoul, have been infected since last 6 days. At the end of last month, some of the copper lines were overlapped, including contact with patient 29 at Jongno Senior Welfare Center.

The health authorities are also investigating the association between patients 29 and 56.

(Video coverage: Yang Hyun-cheol, Video editing: So Ji-hye)

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