Due to Cluster Infection Spread... Seoul COVID-19 Cumulative Confirmed Cases 'At Least 1,221'

Additional Confirmed Cases Continue Related to Cluster Infections in Gangseo-gu and Dobong-gu

Entrance of Seongsim Daycare Center, Dobong-gu, Seoul (Photo by Yonhap News)

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] As Seoul's Gangseo-gu and other districts announced new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the 21st, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul has increased to at least 1,221.

According to Gangseo-gu on the 21st, a man in his 30s residing in Hwagok 1-dong tested positive for COVID-19. This patient, the 79th confirmed case in Gangseo-gu, began showing symptoms such as fever and muscle pain on the 19th and was tested at the Gangseo-gu Public Health Center's screening clinic on the 20th. The route of infection has not been identified.

Additionally, Dobong-gu reported that a 13-year-old boy living in Dobong-dong tested positive following a re-examination of self-quarantined individuals related to a cluster infection at Seongsim Daycare Center. Dobong-gu explained that the boy is a family member of Dobong's 33rd confirmed case, a daycare center user who tested positive on the 12th. Accordingly, the nationwide cumulative number of patients related to Dobong-gu's nursing facilities is understood to be at least 43, including 39 in Seoul.

These two patients, confirmed on the 21st, were not included in the cumulative total of 1,219 cases in Seoul announced by the Central Disease Control Headquarters and Seoul City as of midnight on the same day.

Furthermore, Yeongdeungpo-gu disclosed the movement history of its 60th patient, who was asymptomatic, from the 16th to the 20th. The woman, aged 64 and residing in Singil 1-dong, was found to have visited the Wonbulgyo Yeouido Church on foot every early morning during this period, staying there from 4:40 a.m. to 7 a.m. She was confirmed to have been wearing a mask at the time.

She also visited a pub in Singil-dong on the evening of the 18th, a dental clinic in Yeongdeungpo-gu on the morning of the 19th, and a medical clinic on the morning of the 20th. This patient was classified as part of the cluster infection related to safety personnel at City Hall Station.

Dongjak-gu announced that its 50th patient, confirmed on the 20th, had five contacts when visiting Yangmun Church in Sindaebang 1-dong on the 14th. Among the five church contacts, two residents of Dongjak-gu were tested on the same day, and the remaining three are scheduled to be tested separately.

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