Two More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Daejeon...Local Total Reaches 103

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Daejeon has increased by 2.

According to Daejeon City on the 26th, as of 10 a.m. that day, one man in his 20s (#102) residing in Wolpyeong-dong, Seo-gu, and one man in his 50s (#103) residing in Byeon-dong, Seo-gu, were added to the list of confirmed COVID-19 cases.

#102 was confirmed positive after visiting Yuseong Sun Hospital on the 24th following symptom onset such as loss of smell on the 21st. It was confirmed that this patient had recently been active in the Seoul area and had contact outside the university with three KAIST students. However, all contacts (KAIST students) tested negative for COVID-19.

KAIST has completed disinfection along the movement paths of the students who had contact with the confirmed patient in preparation for any situation. The city and quarantine authorities are currently investigating the infection route of patient #102.

#103 had a history of riding in a vehicle with patient #100 (female, 50s, Jung-gu), who was confirmed positive on the 24th, and was confirmed positive after undergoing an asymptomatic COVID-19 test on the 25th.

Patient #100 is also a contact of patient #86 (male in his 60s, Seo-gu). Currently, patient #86 has been reported to the police for hiding the fact that he visited a multi-level marketing and door-to-door sales business in Goejeong-dong, Seo-gu, during the epidemiological investigation.

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