Gyeongsan-si Reports 11 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Reaches 509... 23-Month-Old Boy Also Infected

Gyeongsan City COVID-19, Let's Overcome It Together Hayang Station Disinfection Photo (Photo by Gyeongsan City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Young-wook] On the 11th, 11 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Gyeongsan City, Gyeongbuk, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Gyeongsan City to 509.

Among the 11 additional confirmed cases, 6 residents of Seorin Nursing Home tested positive. Among the confirmed cases at Seorin Nursing Home, a 104-year-old grandmother from Namsan-myeon was diagnosed with COVID-19 the previous day.

A 23-month-old boy also tested positive along with his mother. This child was living with his aunt (35) in Wachon-myeon, Gyeongsan, and on the 10th, both he and his aunt were confirmed to have COVID-19.

In Gyeongsan, on the 29th of last month, a 45-day-old baby boy born on January 15, 2020, was also confirmed positive for COVID-19 along with his mother (30).

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Gyeongsan City is 509, of which 311 are Shincheonji Church members, 135 are contacts of confirmed cases, and 63 are community infections.

In social welfare facilities, 63 confirmed cases occurred across five institutions: 21 at Seorin Nursing Home, 3 at Elim Elderly Nursing Group Home, 14 at Chamjoeun Home Care Center, 8 at Haengbok Nursing Home, and 17 at Jeil Silver Town.

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