Seoul 'COVID-19' Cases Increase by 18 in One Day... Total 896 Cases

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] The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Seoul area increased by 18 in one day due to the aftermath of a cluster infection that started at a pioneering church in the metropolitan area and infections caused by overseas arrivals.

As of 10 a.m. on the 3rd, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul was 896. Compared to the same time the previous day, this is an increase of 18 cases, and compared to midnight the previous day (according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency announcement), it is an increase of 20 cases.

Among the new confirmed cases, 4 were classified as related to or contacts of the metropolitan area pioneering church cluster that started at a pioneering church in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, and spread to Bupyeong-gu, Incheon, and Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. Additionally, one more confirmed case was added who had contact with a pastor in Gunpo-si, Anyang.

Furthermore, there were 4 cases related to KB Life Insurance in Jung-gu, 3 cases related to a family in Seocho-gu, and 3 cases related to overseas contact, while the infection routes of the remaining 3 cases are still under investigation.

Accordingly, when looking at the confirmed cases in Seoul by cause, those related to overseas arrivals and overseas contact are the highest at 283 cases, followed by 133 cases related to Itaewon clubs, 19 cases related to the Coupang logistics center in Bucheon-si, and 13 and 11 cases related to the metropolitan area pioneering church and KB Life Insurance, respectively.

So far, among all confirmed cases in Seoul, 639 patients have been declared recovered and discharged, while 253 are currently receiving isolation treatment.

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