Number of Gyeongnam Residents Visiting Itaewon Increases to 700... No Additional Confirmed Cases

On the 14th, as the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) related to Itaewon clubs increases, citizens are filling out questionnaires at a walk-through screening clinic set up in a public parking lot in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Gyeongsangnam-do announced in a briefing on the response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) that as of 7 a.m. on the 14th, the number of residents who visited the Itaewon area between the 24th of last month and the 6th of this month has increased to 700 through notifications from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and voluntary reports.

Among them, except for one confirmed case in the province, the 118th case (28-year-old male from Geoje) who had contact with Busan's 139th confirmed case who visited an Itaewon club, 580 tested negative, and the rest are undergoing testing.

Forty-one people who were in self-quarantine after contact with the 118th confirmed case also tested negative.

The province plans to continue voluntary reporting and comprehensive testing for visitors to the Itaewon area.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province remains at 115, with 111 patients fully recovered and discharged, and the number of hospitalized patients has decreased to four.

One patient from the Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions who was being treated in a negative pressure ward at Changwon Gyeongsang National University Hospital was discharged the previous day, leaving zero patients from Daegu and Gyeongbuk hospitalized in the province.

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