Gwangju Region Surpasses '40 Cumulative COVID-19 Confirmed Cases'

40th and 41st Confirmed Cases Reported... Both Are Contacts of Case 36

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Gwangju area has surpassed 40.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 28th, the 40th and 41st local COVID-19 confirmed cases occurred that afternoon. Both are contacts of Gwangju case number 36.

Ms. A, a woman in her 50s living in Yangsan-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju (the 40th confirmed case), visited Gwangneungsa Temple by car at 9 a.m. on the 26th. She returned home at 1 p.m.

On the same day, the Buk-gu Public Health Center visited Ms. A's residence to collect specimens, which tested positive.

Ms. B, a woman in her 60s living in Usan-dong, Buk-gu (the 41st confirmed case), was confirmed to have visited the Buk-gu Public Health Center on foot at 4 p.m. that day to undergo testing.

The health authorities are conducting epidemiological investigations on them to verify their exact movements and contacts.

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