5 New Confirmed Cases Related to Seoul Itaewon Clubs... Total Increased by 7

On the 14th, as the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) related to Itaewon clubs increases, citizens and foreigners are lining up to get tested for COVID-19 at the screening clinic of Yongsan-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Mo Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] Five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 linked to Itaewon clubs have been reported in Seoul.

As of 6 p.m. on the 25th, Seoul city announced that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Seoul area reached 783. This is an increase of 7 cases compared to the count 8 hours earlier.

Among the newly identified confirmed cases, 5 are related to the Itaewon clubs, while one case each was confirmed to have been infected through contact with overseas-related cases and cases from other regions. Accordingly, the total number of confirmed cases linked to Itaewon clubs in Seoul has reached 117.

On the same day, Dobong-gu reported its 17th confirmed case (57 years old), a pastor who was infected through contact with the 39th confirmed case in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province. The 39th confirmed case in Uijeongbu is also a pastor and was found to have visited Eunhye Church in Yangcheon-gu, Seoul on the 15th. As of midnight on the 25th, there are a total of 8 confirmed cases related to Eunhye Church in Yangcheon-gu.

Seongdong-gu announced on the afternoon of the 25th that its 24th, 25th, and 26th confirmed cases are in their 60s, 70s, and 50s respectively, and are presumed to be the 6th wave of infections originating from the Itaewon clubs.

The 24th to 26th confirmed cases in Seongdong-gu stayed together with the 23rd confirmed case in Seongdong (61-year-old female) at three locations including a restaurant and a pub from around 5 p.m. to 10:10 p.m. on the 17th. The 23rd confirmed case in Seongdong is presumed to be part of a chain infection that started from an Incheon academy instructor who visited the Itaewon clubs and concealed their occupation and movement.

The 37th confirmed case in Guro-gu (77-year-old female) is presumed to be the 3rd wave of infections originating from the Itaewon clubs. This patient was classified as a contact of the 105th confirmed case in Incheon and had been under self-quarantine since the 11th. The 105th confirmed case in Incheon is an 84-year-old woman residing in Guro-gu, Seoul, who is presumed to have been infected through contact with her grandson (Yongsan-gu 28th case), who visited the Itaewon clubs on the 2nd and had contact with her on the 7th.

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