Seoul Reports 6 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Reaches 112 (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Song Seung-yoon] As of 10 a.m. on the 7th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul increased by 6 from the previous day to 112 (including 26 discharged after recovery).

The newly confirmed patients are 2 in Gangbuk-gu, 1 each in Gangseo-gu and Yangcheon-gu, and 2 from outside Seoul (Yongin and Goyang cities in Gyeonggi Province).

The two new patients confirmed in Gangbuk-gu yesterday are a 65-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman, who are a married couple. It is presumed that they were infected by their 36-year-old son, who was previously confirmed positive.

The 51-year-old female new confirmed patient living in Mok-dong Apartment Complex 1, Mok 5-dong, Yangcheon-gu, is a sister of a resident of Gwangmyeong City, Gyeonggi Province, who was confirmed positive on the 4th. She was tested at the Ewha Mokdong Hospital screening clinic on the morning of the 5th and was confirmed positive in the afternoon of the previous day, then transferred to Boramae Hospital.

The 34-year-old male new confirmed patient residing in Hwagokbon-dong, Gangseo-gu, works in Geumcheon-gu. He was classified as a contact of a colleague (36 years old, residing in Deogyang-gu, Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, the 7th confirmed case in Goyang City) who was previously confirmed positive. He was tested in Geumcheon-gu on the 5th and received confirmation of infection the previous day.

Among those tested in Geumcheon-gu along with this patient, a 41-year-old man residing in Yongin City and a 35-year-old man residing in Goyang City were also confirmed positive yesterday.

The 112 confirmed cases counted in Seoul are distributed by resident district as follows: 12 in Songpa-gu, 11 in Jongno-gu, 10 in Gangnam-gu, 8 in Nowon-gu, and 7 in Eunpyeong-gu. Of the 112, 101 are Seoul residents, and 11 are residents from outside Seoul. So far, confirmed cases have been reported in all 25 autonomous districts of Seoul except Jung-gu.

Classifying the 112 confirmed cases in Seoul by major sources of infection: 15 are related to overseas contact, 14 to Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, 13 to a mixed-use apartment complex in Seongdong-gu, 10 to Myeongnyun Church and Jongno Senior Welfare Center in Jongno-gu, 9 to visits to Daegu, 2 to Shincheonji Church, 9 to contact with confirmed cases from other cities or provinces, and 40 are other cases (sporadic or under investigation).

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