7 New COVID-19 Cases in Seoul Today... Suspected 6th Generation Infection Case (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Changhwan Lee] On the 24th, 7 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in various districts of Seoul. A suspected 6th-generation infection case also emerged.

According to each district in Seoul on this day, new COVID-19 cases were reported in Jungnang-gu, Seongdong-gu, Gwanak-gu, Gangbuk-gu, and Yeongdeungpo-gu.

On this day, a 50-year-old male individual taxi driver living in Junghwa 2-dong, Jungnang-gu, was confirmed as the 19th case in the district. This patient is the husband of the 18th confirmed case in Jungnang-gu, who was diagnosed the previous day.

Additionally, this patient is presumed to be a 6th-generation infection case in a transmission chain that started from a private academy instructor in Incheon, spreading to academy students and attendees of a buffet-style first birthday party in Incheon. However, since epidemiological investigations are ongoing, the exact infection route has not yet been identified.

Furthermore, in Seongdong-gu, a 61-year-old female office worker residing in Seongsu 2-ga 3-dong was confirmed as the 23rd case in the district and was transferred to the National Medical Center. The 57th patient in Gwanak-gu (a 27-year-old woman living in Seowon-dong) was also confirmed on the 24th.

In Gangbuk-gu, a 53-year-old man and a 26-year-old man living in Suyu 2-dong were confirmed as the 11th and 12th cases in the district, respectively.

In Yeongdeungpo-gu, a woman in her 50s residing in Dangsan 1-dong, who was hospitalized at Yeongdeungpo Hospital in Dangsan-dong, was registered as the 32nd confirmed case in the district. Also, a woman in her 20s working as an instructor at an academy located in Gangseo-gu was confirmed as the 31st case in Yeongdeungpo-gu.

However, the 7 patients confirmed on this day were not included in the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases (768) announced by the Seoul Metropolitan Government as of 10 a.m. on the same day. Accordingly, the total cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul is estimated to be at least 775.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.