Seoul 'COVID-19' Confirmed Cases Total 229 ... 74 Related to Guro Call Center

A closure notice is posted on the Korea Building in Guro-gu, Seoul, where a COVID-19 cluster infection occurred on the 12th. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have occurred in Yongsan-gu, Dongdaemun-gu, and Jungnang-gu in Seoul, increasing the number of confirmed cases in the Seoul area to 229. The number of confirmed cases related to the Guro call center cluster infection has also increased by at least three, bringing the total identified cases in Seoul alone to 74.

As of 5 p.m. on this day, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that there are 229 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul.

Two more confirmed cases were added in Dongdaemun-gu and Geumcheon-gu, and additional confirmed cases were reported in Yongsan-gu, Jungnang-gu, Gangbuk-gu, Gwanak-gu, Gangnam-gu, and Nowon-gu, increasing the total by 10 compared to the 9 a.m. tally.

Among these, the number of confirmed cases related to the Guro-gu call center reached 74, increasing by three in just half a day. It was confirmed that 53 are call center employees and 21 are contacts such as family members.

As of the morning of this day, more than 14 confirmed cases related to the call center have been identified in Gyeonggi Province and more than 17 in Incheon, meaning that at least 105 people in the metropolitan area have been confirmed positive so far.

Earlier, Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon emphasized in a morning briefing that "the Guro call center cluster infection is the largest cluster outbreak in the metropolitan area" and stated, "We will manage it through thorough full-scale investigations and self-quarantine."

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