At Least 136 Nationwide Infections Linked to Itaewon Club Cluster (Update)

New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Yongsan, Geumcheon, and Yeongdeungpo Districts

On the 14th, as the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection related to Itaewon clubs increases, citizens are undergoing specimen tests at a walk-through screening clinic set up in the public parking lot in Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Moohnam Moon munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] As additional cases of COVID-19 infections linked to Itaewon clubs were confirmed in Yongsan, Geumcheon, and Yeongdeungpo districts in Seoul, the nationwide cumulative number of patients has increased to at least 136. The number of cases confirmed in Seoul was 76.

On the 14th, Yongsan-gu announced that two men in their 20s living in Bogwang-dong were confirmed as the 32nd and 33rd COVID-19 patients in the district that morning.

The health authorities stated that these individuals are part of the Itaewon club cluster infection.

On the same day, Geumcheon-gu also announced that a 20-year-old man living alone in Siheung 1-dong was confirmed as the 13th patient in the district.

This patient, who works at a company located in Gasan-dong, reportedly visited King Club in Itaewon, Yongsan-gu on the 2nd and later experienced symptoms such as coughing and sputum, according to health authorities.

The patient was tested for COVID-19 at the Geumcheon-gu screening clinic on the 13th and received a positive diagnosis on the 14th.

In Yeongdeungpo-gu, a man in his 70s was confirmed as the 29th patient in the district and tested positive on the same day.

This patient, who was hospitalized at Yeongdeungpo Hospital in Dangsan-dong, is presumed to have been infected while receiving physical therapy from a physical therapist who had visited Itaewon clubs between the 6th and 8th.

Meanwhile, as of 2 p.m. on the 14th, the total number of COVID-19 cases linked to Itaewon clubs nationwide has increased to at least 136, including 76 in Seoul.

Additionally, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul since January 24 has risen to at least 718.

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