17-Month-Old Girl in Gimpo Reconfirmed with COVID-19 Ten Days After Recovery

Visitors are entering Building 1 of Bundang Seoul National University Hospital in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, on the afternoon of the 9th. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] A 17-month-old girl in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, who had been declared fully recovered from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), tested positive for COVID-19 again after ten days.

According to Gimpo City on the 27th, A, the fourth confirmed case in Gimpo, tested positive again on the same day, ten days after being declared recovered.

A is the daughter of B (34, male) and C (33, female), the first and second confirmed cases in Gimpo, who are a married couple. She traveled to the Daegu area with her parents from the 15th to the 18th of last month and was confirmed positive on the 23rd of the same month.

A received treatment at Bundang Seoul National University Hospital and Seongnam Medical Center, and was declared fully recovered and discharged on the 17th, 24 days after the initial confirmation.

However, she showed COVID-19 symptoms again and tested positive on this day, after which she was transferred to Bundang Seoul National University Hospital.

Gimpo City is investigating the exact circumstances.

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