Seoul Reports 15 New COVID-19 Cases in One Day... 8 Linked to Incheon Gaechok Church

On the 1st, a citizen who came with a child is waiting for a diagnostic test at the screening clinic of Manan-gu Public Health Center in Anyang-si, Gyeonggi Province. Recently, nine church members and related personnel from churches in Anyang and Gunpo, Gyeonggi Province, who traveled to Jeju, were confirmed positive for COVID-19. Among them, five are family members of church members from Church A located in Manan-gu, and it has been confirmed that a student from Yangji Elementary School in the district is also included. / Anyang ? Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] As a result of a cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that started at a pioneering church in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, 8 related confirmed cases were identified in the Seoul area in just one day.

As of 10 a.m. on the 2nd, Seoul City announced that the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Seoul area is 878. This is an increase of 15 compared to the same time the previous day, and 16 compared to the previous day at midnight (according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announcement).

Among the new confirmed cases, 8 were classified as related to or contacts of the Incheon pioneering church, and 1 additional case was related to the Yeongdeungpo academy. The infection routes of the remaining 6 are still under investigation.

When looking at the confirmed cases in Seoul by cause, those related to overseas arrivals or overseas contact are the highest at 280, followed by Itaewon club-related cases at 133, Bucheon Coupang logistics center-related cases at 19, and 8 cases each related to Jung-gu KB Life Insurance and the Incheon pioneering church.

So far, among all confirmed cases in Seoul, 638 have been declared recovered and discharged, while 236 are currently receiving isolation treatment.

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