COVID-19 Cases in Gwangju Remain at '1 Person per Day' for Two Consecutive Days

One Overseas Entrant Confirmed on the 13th and One Local Infection Confirmed on the 14th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] In Gwangju, the number of daily COVID-19 confirmed cases remained at just one person for two consecutive days.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 15th, one COVID-19 confirmed case was reported the previous day, following one case on the 13th.

However, the case on the 13th was an overseas entrant who tested positive before quarantine release, while the confirmed case on the 14th was a local infection.

The man in his 50s, identified as A (resident of Myeongji Apartment, Munheung-dong, Buk-gu), who was classified as case number 170 after testing positive the previous day, is a contact of case number 116 and is related to T WORLD in Ochi-dong.

He has shown no particular symptoms so far and is currently receiving isolation treatment at Suncheon Medical Center.

He had visited Gokseong-gun, Jeollanam-do on the 12th and visited the Buk-gu Public Health Center screening clinic the following day for specimen collection.

Meanwhile, since the second wave of COVID-19 began on the 27th of last month, a total of 137 confirmed cases have been reported in Gwangju.

By age group, there are 3 cases under 10 years old, 4 in their teens, 6 in their 20s, 9 in their 30s, 18 in their 40s, 31 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 8 a.m.), the daily case numbers have been 4→4→3→12→22→6→8→16→7→6→8→15→3→9→5→7→1→1.

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