Seoul Reports 330 COVID-19 Cases... 6 New Cases from Call Centers and Overseas Entrants

On the 11th, as confirmed COVID-19 cases increased due to a cluster infection at a call center 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 Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] As of 10 a.m. on the 23rd, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Seoul area has increased by 6 from the previous day, totaling 330 cases.

Among the 6 newly confirmed patients, 3 are presumed to have been infected through overseas contact, and 1 appears to have been infected by a confirmed case with overseas contact. The remaining 2 are confirmed cases related to the Korea Building call center in Guro-gu.

According to Seoul City, a confirmed patient (54-year-old male university professor) residing in Seongbuk-gu entered the country through Incheon Airport from the United States on the 21st, stayed at his parents' house in Jongno-gu, and then underwent a COVID-19 test at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. He was notified of a positive diagnosis on the 22nd and was transferred to the National Medical Center.

A university student (23-year-old male) living in Banghak 1-dong, Dobong-gu, returned from a trip to Spain with a friend on the 17th. After learning that his companion was confirmed positive, he was tested on the afternoon of the 21st and received confirmation on the morning of the 22nd, after which he was moved to the Taereung Living Treatment Center.

A company employee (27-year-old female) living in Ujangsan-dong, Gangseo-gu, stayed in New York, USA, on a business trip from January 23rd and returned through Incheon Airport on the 20th. This patient experienced symptoms such as throat itchiness and a mild cough after returning, was tested on the 21st, and was confirmed positive on the 22nd. She is currently hospitalized at Seonam Hospital.

There was also a new case presumed to be a secondary infection derived from a confirmed case with overseas contact, though not directly infected through overseas contact. A confirmed patient (24-year-old female) living in Eunpyeong-gu is a contact of a confirmed case in Eunpyeong-gu (Eunpyeong-gu case number 19, 26-year-old male) who recently traveled to the United States.

In Seodaemun-gu, a call center employee (47-year-old female) and a contact (57-year-old female) were confirmed positive in relation to the cluster infection at the Korea Building call center in Guro-gu.

Of the 330 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul so far, 64 have been declared recovered and discharged, while the remaining 266 are under self-quarantine.

A total of 58,180 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Seoul, of whom 54,076 tested negative. The remaining 4,110 are awaiting test results.

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