6 New COVID-19 Cases in Seoul Including Itaewon Club-Related 'n-th Infections'... Total 768 Cases

Seoul City Hall.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] As of 10 a.m. on the 24th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) identified as originating in Seoul reached 768, an increase of 6 from the previous day.

Among the 6 new cases, 3 are related to the Itaewon club cluster. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in Seoul linked to the Itaewon club cluster to 106.

The 31st confirmed case in Nowon-gu is a 14-year-old male student, presumed to have been infected by his mother (the 28th confirmed case in Nowon-gu). The student tested negative in his first test on the 15th but was confirmed positive after retesting on the 22nd.

The 18th confirmed case in Jungnang-gu is a 49-year-old woman, presumed to have been infected by a coworker, the 13th confirmed case in Gwangjin-gu. The 56th confirmed case in Gwanak-gu is a 26-year-old man classified as a secondary infection from the Itaewon club cluster. He is presumed to have been infected through contact with the 24th confirmed case in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, who is a taxi driver.

A female firefighter in her 30s working at Mapo Fire Station was also confirmed as the 25th case in Mapo-gu. She is believed to have been infected through contact with her fianc?, with whom she lives in an apartment in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do.

Additionally, there were 2 new confirmed cases imported from overseas. Among the 768 confirmed cases in Seoul, 4 have died, 160 are currently receiving isolation treatment, and the remaining 604 have been declared recovered and released from isolation.

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