Two Women in Their 70s and 80s Confirmed Positive at Workplace of Gwangju Case No. 46

Increased to 32 People Over Five Days... CCC Agape Silver Center 'Cohort' Quarantine

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] A COVID-19 case has been confirmed at a nursing hospital where Gwangju patient number 46 worked.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 1st, two residents (women in their 70s and 80s) of the CCC Agape Silver Center in Dongmyeong-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, where the nursing assistant patient number 46 worked, tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon.

The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Gwangju area over the five days since the 27th of last month has increased to 32.

Patient number 46 in Gwangju, Mr. A, was confirmed positive on the 30th and is currently hospitalized and receiving treatment at Chosun University Hospital.

Mr. A worked at the CCC Agape Silver Center from 9 PM on the 26th until 9 AM the next day and then returned home.

On the 28th, he stayed at Gwangju Sarang Church in Ochi-dong, Buk-gu, for about 1 hour and 40 minutes from 10 AM, then took the Unlim bus number 54 to work at 12:30 PM and worked until 9 PM.

On the 29th, he stayed at work from 8 PM until 9 AM the next day.

It has been confirmed that 49 people had contact with Mr. A at the CCC Agape Silver Center, including 26 patients, 17 staff members, 3 social service agents, and 3 visitors.

The Gwangju city government has placed the center under cohort quarantine for two weeks until the 13th.

Meanwhile, seven confirmed cases have also been reported at Gwangju Sarang Church, where Mr. A stayed on the morning of the 28th.

Health authorities are conducting epidemiological investigations to identify the exact infection route, movement paths, and contacts.

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