Seoul's cumulative COVID-19 cases reach 300... Additional confirmed cases from call centers and 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] In Seoul, 18 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been added, including those related to the Guro-gu call center cluster infection and entrants from overseas. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul has reached 300.

Na Baek-ju, the quarantine control officer of the Seoul Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, announced in an online briefing on the 20th that as of 10 a.m. that day, there were 300 confirmed cases in Seoul.

Earlier, as of midnight, the number of confirmed cases in Seoul was 299, with one more case added during the morning.

Among the 17 new confirmed cases identified by midnight, six cases, including a 48-year-old male office worker living in Nowon-gu who had traveled to the Philippines, were infected after traveling abroad. Another six cases were related to the Guro Korea Building call center. The remaining five cases are sporadic cases with unknown infection routes or are still under investigation.

Accordingly, as of midnight, the classification of confirmed cases in Seoul is as follows: 91 cases related to the Guro call center, 20 cases related to Dongdaemun-gu Dongan Church and Seven PC Bang, 8 cases related to Dongdaemun-gu caregivers, 14 cases related to Eunpyeong St. Mary's Hospital, 13 cases related to Seongsu-dong residential complex Seoul Forest The Sharp, and 10 cases related to Jongno-gu (Myeongnyun Church and Jongno Senior Welfare Center).

Among the confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul, 64 have already been discharged. So far, a total of 54,438 people have been tested in Seoul, of which 50,371 have tested negative. The remaining 4,067 are awaiting results.

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