"179 Cases of Re-Positive After COVID-19 Recovery... Judged as Virus Reactivation" (Update)
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] As of the 19th, there have been 179 cases nationwide of patients who were confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea, were declared recovered, and then tested positive again.
According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters for COVID-19, as of midnight on this day, 179 people were confirmed positive again after recovery, with those in their 20s accounting for the largest number at 41 (22.9%). This was followed by 32 people in their 50s, 27 in their 30s, 25 in their 40s, 20 in their 60s, 16 aged 80 and above, 7 in their 70s, and 6 in their teens. There were also 5 cases under the age of 10.
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Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Disease Control Headquarters, stated, "An in-depth epidemiological investigation is currently underway to determine the cause of the re-positivity," adding, "Most cases were confirmed positive about 13 days on average after being released from isolation, so it is believed that rather than reinfection, the previously infected virus was reactivated due to changes in the individual's immunity or changes in the virus's characteristics."
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