Seoul COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Total 270 ... 2 Additional Overseas Arrivals

On the 11th, as confirmed COVID-19 cases increased due to a cluster infection at a call center located on the 11th floor of the Korea Building in Sindorim-dong, citizens wearing masks are using the subway at Sindorim Station in Guro-gu, Seoul. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] As of midnight on the 18th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is 270.

According to the city, on the previous day, one additional confirmed case each was reported in Dongdaemun-gu, Songpa-gu, and Gangseo-gu in the Seoul area.

In Dongdaemun-gu, a 14-year-old male middle school student who used Seven PC Bang for a total of 5 days between the 2nd and 9th tested positive. Accordingly, the total number of confirmed cases related to Dongdaemun-gu Dongan Church and Seven PC Bang reached 19. Including 8 people such as caregivers who had contact with some of these confirmed cases, the related number of confirmed cases amounts to 27.

In Songpa-gu, a 20-year-old woman living in Macheon 2-dong who had returned from the United Kingdom tested positive. The teenager confirmed in Gangseo-gu was found to be a resident of Seongnam who entered the country from the United States.

The number of confirmed cases among employees residing in Seoul and their families related to the Guro-gu call center cluster infection remained the same as the previous day at 82.

Meanwhile, among the 270 confirmed cases in Seoul, 215 are in isolation and 55 have been discharged. So far, a total of 49,738 people have been tested for COVID-19 infection. Among them, 45,143 tested negative, and 4,595 are currently undergoing testing.

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