Yongsan-gu Reports COVID-19 Reinfection Case in 50s Female 21 Days After Discharge

Contact with Seongbuk-gu confirmed case (#4558) on March 2, initial positive diagnosis on March 4... Admitted to Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital isolation on March 5, discharged after 21 days but re-confirmed positive on March 25

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yongsan-gu (District Mayor Seong Changhyun) confirmed that the first confirmed case (#5666, a woman in her 50s residing in Bogwang-dong) was re-diagnosed positive at 8:30 a.m. on the 25th, 21 days after discharge (April 4th).

The confirmed patient had contact with a confirmed case in Seongbuk-gu (#4558) on March 2nd, was initially confirmed positive on March 4th, and was isolated and hospitalized at Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital on March 5th, then discharged after one month.

The COVID-19 retest was part of a procedure for treating an underlying disease, and it is known that there were no separate symptoms.

As of the 25th, there are 18 confirmed cases in Yongsan-gu (including 9 recovered), and 637 people are under self-quarantine.

The movement path is as follows.

▣ April 22 (Wed): Home

▣ April 23 (Thu)

- 19:00~19:41 Restaurant (Bogwang-dong) *on foot, wearing a mask (not worn while eating)

- 20:00~20:15 Restaurant (Bogwang-dong) takeout visit *on foot, wearing a mask

▣ April 24 (Fri)

- 09:55 Visited Soonchunhyang Hospital screening clinic and specimen collection *on foot, wearing a mask

- 10:45 Returned home *on foot, wearing a mask

▣ April 25 (Sat)

- 12:00 Admitted to Soonchunhyang Hospital

※ Details may be further specified based on epidemiological investigator’s investigation (CCTV, card usage history, etc.) (if there are no contacts, the names of visited places will not be disclosed)

The district has completed disinfection of the confirmed patient’s home and visited places, collected specimens from family members (3 people), and plans to identify additional contacts and guide them to self-quarantine.

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