5 Additional COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Daejeon... 'n-th Generation Infection' from Contact with Existing Patients
Medical staff are preparing to conduct tests for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Seogu Public Health Center Screening Clinic in Mannyeon-dong, Seogu, Daejeon. Source=Yonhap News
View original image[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Daejeon has increased by five.
According to Daejeon City on the 23rd, all of these confirmed cases were confirmed to have visited Dunsan Electronics Town in Tanbang-dong, Seo-gu, Orange Town in Goejeong-dong, Seo-gu, and Gyeongha Oncheon Hotel in Yuseong-gu.
Each location overlaps with the movement paths of multiple existing confirmed cases, and the quarantine authorities believe that so-called 'n-th infection' spreading to an unspecified large number of people in the region is continuing.
Among the confirmed cases from the previous day, a man in his 60s (#87) residing in Seo-gu came into contact with confirmed case #74 at Dunsan Electronics Town and had been self-quarantining since the 21st. He underwent a COVID-19 diagnostic test and was finally confirmed positive. A woman in her 60s (#90) residing in Seo-gu was also confirmed to have visited Dunsan Electronics Town.
Additionally, a woman in her 60s (#88) residing in Jung-gu, who was confirmed positive, was found through epidemiological investigation to have visited Orange Town, and a man in his 50s (#89) residing in Yuseong-gu had visited the sauna at Gyeongha Oncheon Hotel, which confirmed case #79 had visited on the 14th.
Besides these, the quarantine authorities are currently identifying the movement path of a man in his 60s (#86) residing in Seo-gu.
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A city official said, "COVID-19 spread continues mainly among visitors to Dunsan Electronics Town, Orange Town, Gyeongha Oncheon Hotel sauna, and Wellbeing Sauna (Sajeong-dong, Jung-gu)," and added, "Visitors who have been to these locations between the 13th and 14th are urged to visit the nearest public health center to get tested for COVID-19."
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