Gwangju Woman in Her 70s Tests Positive for COVID-19... Undergoing Retesting at Health Institute
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] One more COVID-19 case has been confirmed in Gwangju.
According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 30th, a woman in her 70s, Ms. A, residing in Junghung-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, tested positive for COVID-19 in a test conducted by a private entrusted institution that afternoon.
The city initially classified Ms. A as the 45th confirmed case and requested a retest at the Gwangju City Health and Environment Research Institute for accurate results.
It was confirmed that Ms. A traveled to Jeju Island by boat from the 22nd to the 24th.
Subsequently, on the 27th, she was hospitalized at Happy View Hospital in Buk-gu due to symptoms of enteritis. On the 29th, a chest X-ray showed signs of pneumonia, leading to a COVID-19 test which returned a positive result.
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Gwangju City plans to collect and test specimens from medical staff who had contact with Ms. A and patients who were in the same room and discharged.
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