Additional Confirmed Cases in Mapo, Jungnang, Gwanak, and Gangbuk West... Seoul City Total at Least 766

On the 19th, four nurses at Samsung Seoul Hospital were confirmed positive for COVID-19, while citizens are undergoing COVID-19 testing at the hospital's screening clinic. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] On the 23rd, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Seoul increased to at least 766.

According to the quarantine authorities and each autonomous district of Seoul on the day, the 25th confirmed case in Mapo-gu is a woman in her 30s and a firefighter at the Mapo Fire Station. It is presumed that this patient was infected through contact with a firefighter from the Bucheon Fire Station who lives together in an apartment in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do. Both firefighters were transferred to Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center Suwon Hospital and are receiving isolated treatment.

The 18th confirmed case in Jungnang-gu is a 49-year-old woman, presumed to have been infected by the 13th patient in Gwangjin-gu (confirmed on the 21st), who is a colleague at her workplace. The quarantine authorities have ordered self-quarantine for the patient's husband and other cohabiting family members and are conducting COVID-19 tests.

The 13th confirmed case in Gwangjin-gu is a 57-year-old woman residing in Jayang 4-dong. She was confirmed as a fourth-generation infection originating from an Incheon academy instructor. This woman attended a first birthday party in Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 10th. It is presumed that she was infected through contact with the 24th confirmed case in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, at that event.

The 56th confirmed case in Gwanak-gu is a 26-year-old man living in Sinwon-dong and is a multi-generation infection case originating from the Itaewon club. It is presumed that he was infected through contact on the 9th of this month with the 24th confirmed case in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, who is a taxi driver (confirmed on the 19th).

Prior to this, the 24th patient in Michuhol-gu visited the Top Coin Karaoke on the 2nd floor of Vision Plaza in Michuhol-gu on the evening of the 6th with his son, the 21st patient (confirmed on the 19th). This karaoke is a place where several chain and derivative infection cases occurred after being visited by the 17th patient in Michuhol-gu, who was infected by an academy instructor.

The presumed infection route is: Incheon Seum Academy instructor (25-year-old male, 15th in Michuhol-gu) → Seum Academy student (16-year-old male, 17th in Michuhol-gu) → 21st in Michuhol-gu → 24th in Michuhol-gu → 56th in Gwanak-gu.

In Gangbuk-gu, a 48-year-old man living in Insu-dong who had entered from the United States and was tested the previous afternoon was confirmed as the 10th patient in the district and was transferred to Seoul Medical Center.

Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed cases related to the infection of medical staff at Samsung Seoul Hospital increased to nine. Previously, four nurses at Samsung Seoul Hospital and two acquaintances of theirs were confirmed positive. In one day, three additional confirmed cases were identified: two employees and one employee family member of a bar located in Seocho-gu, Seoul, which a confirmed nurse visited on the 9th.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul, announced by the Seoul Metropolitan Government as of 10 a.m. on the 23rd, was 762, which did not include patients confirmed on the day.

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