Growing Concern Over 'n-th Infection' in Daejeon... 4 More Confirmed Cases After Contact With Confirmed Patient

In Daejeon, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) increased by 13 over two days. In particular, the pattern of infectious disease spread is centered around close contacts of confirmed cases, raising concerns about "n-th generation infections." Image source=Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Concerns over 'n-th generation infections' are growing in the Daejeon area following the Seoul metropolitan area.

According to Daejeon City on the 17th, four new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Daejeon on that day.

All confirmed cases were found to have had contact with a woman in her 60s living in Boksu-dong, Seo-gu, identified as A (#49), who was confirmed positive the previous day.

The city is currently focusing on tracing A’s movements and infection routes, judging that COVID-19 infections are spreading within the region centered around A and her close contacts.

Earlier, A visited the Seo-gu Public Health Center screening clinic on the 11th after showing COVID-19 symptoms and was confirmed positive on the 15th.

However, between the 9th and 15th, she used multiple public facilities in Daejeon city, including restaurants, a product briefing session at a multi-level marketing facility (Goejeong-dong, Seo-gu), and a beauty salon. During the same period, she also used public transportation to visit her child’s home in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, and her sister’s home in Nonsan, causing concern for the city and health authorities.

Meanwhile, the city has identified a total of 32 close contacts of A, among whom five (#50, #51~55) were confirmed positive for COVID-19 the previous day. Including the four additional confirmed cases on the 17th, the total number of confirmed cases infected through A rises to nine.

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