[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jong-hyo] Six new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported in the Busan area, bringing the total to 44.


Busan City announced on the morning of the 25th that six additional COVID-19 confirmed cases had been identified.


The newly confirmed cases on this day are number 39 (29 years old, male, Haeundae-gu), number 40 (76 years old, male, Haeundae-gu), number 41 (27 years old, male, Dongnae-gu), number 42 (19 years old, female, Dongnae-gu), number 43 (51 years old, female, Dongnae-gu), and number 44 (48 years old, female, Dongnae-gu), totaling six people.


Case number 39 was confirmed to have used the same restaurant at the same time on the afternoon of the 19th as case number 11. Case number 40’s wife, who resides in Seoul, was confirmed to have dined with another confirmed case.


Case number 41 was confirmed as a member of Oncheon Church. With this, the number of COVID-19 confirmed cases at Oncheon Church increased from 22 to 23.


Cases number 42 and 43 were confirmed to be family members of case number 29. The infection route of case number 44 is currently under investigation.



The city plans to identify their infection routes and movement paths through epidemiological investigations.


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