Gwangju COVID-19 Case No. 168 Visits Fire Station... Close Contacts Placed Under Self-Quarantine

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] It has been confirmed that a COVID-19 positive case in the Gwangju area visited fire stations, putting the fire authorities on high alert.

According to the Gwangju Fire Safety Headquarters on the 13th, it was confirmed that patient number 168 in Gwangju visited the Seobu Fire Station and Gwangsan Fire Station on the 6th.

Patient 168 is an employee of a company installing 'Around View' systems in fire trucks and visited Seobu Fire Station, Yeomju 119 Safety Center, Gwangsan Fire Station, Pyeongdong 119 Safety Center, and Songjeong 119 Safety Center sequentially from 2:00 PM to 4:20 PM on the 6th.

At the time of the visits, the patient's temperature was normal, and there were no special symptoms; symptoms reportedly appeared the following day, on the 7th.

The fire authorities conducted COVID-19 tests on contacts and placed all of them under self-quarantine at home.

Meanwhile, since the 27th of last month, a total of 135 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Gwangju.

By age group, there are 3 under 10 years old, 4 in their teens, 6 in their 20s, 9 in their 30s, 17 in their 40s, 30 in their 50s, 38 in their 60s, 18 in their 70s, 7 in their 80s, and 4 in their 90s.

From the 27th of last month to the current day (as of 9 AM), the daily case counts have been 4→4→3→12→22→6→8→16→7→6→8→15→3→9→5→7.

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