Seoul COVID-19 Cumulative Confirmed Cases Surpass 1,300

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Seoul has surpassed 1,300.

According to announcements from Seoul's autonomous districts and the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters (CDSCH) on the 28th, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul is estimated to have reached 1,301 on that day.

The CDSCH reported that as of 12 PM on the same day, the number of infections related to Wangseong Church in Gwanak-gu increased by 8, bringing the total confirmed cases related to the church to 27, of which 23 are patients in Seoul.

A 3-year-old boy (Yongsan 50, Wonhyo-ro 1-dong), who was a student in the class of a daycare teacher at the Ministry of National Defense daycare center in Yongsan-gu (26-year-old female, Yongsan 49), confirmed positive on the morning of the same day.

With the addition of 2 more infections related to Wangseong Church and the Yongsan daycare child, the cumulative confirmed cases in Seoul increased from 1,298 at midnight to 1,301 on that day.

A male in his 20s (Nowon-gu 47), confirmed positive on the same day, was found to have worked on the 5th floor of the Hyundai Card building in Yeouido, Seoul, from the 25th to the 26th. It is presumed that this confirmed case was infected while working on the same floor as a man in his 30s who was confirmed positive on the 26th and related to Wangseong Church.

A 28-year-old male (Guro 86), confirmed positive in Guro-gu, was also a contact of a Wangseong Church-related confirmed case (28-year-old female, Dongjak 51). He developed symptoms such as fever and cough the previous day, underwent testing, and was confirmed positive.

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