'Guro Call Center' Related COVID-19 Cases Increase to 69 in Seoul Alone

A COVID-19 cluster infection occurred at a call center on the 11th floor of the Korea Building in Sindorim-dong. On the 10th, quarantine officials from Guro-gu operated a screening clinic for residents in front of the Korea Building in Guro-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) related to the call center in Sindorim-dong, Guro-gu, Seoul has risen to 69 in Seoul alone. Including Gyeonggi Province and Incheon, the number of related patients is expected to soon exceed 100.

According to Seoul City on the 11th, as of 5 p.m. that day, the number of confirmed cases related to the Guro call center in Seoul was 69, an increase of 4 from 10 a.m. Among them, 53 are call center employees and 16 are contacts such as family members.

The residential area of confirmed patients in Seoul is highest in Guro-gu with 15 people. This is followed by Gangseo with 10, Yangcheon with 9, Gwanak with 8, Yeongdeungpo with 5, Mapo with 5, Nowon with 4, Dongjak with 3, Eunpyeong with 2, Geumcheon with 2, Songpa with 1, Jung-gu with 1, and Seodaemun with 1.

As of midnight that day, 15 patients related to the Guro call center were confirmed in Incheon, and 13 confirmed cases were reported in Gyeonggi Province. Adding the patients identified so far in Seoul, the total is 97. Since diagnostic testing is ongoing, the number of related confirmed cases may increase further.

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