COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Busan After Five Days

Patient No. 174, Resident of Saha-gu, Busan ... No Contact History Confirmed, Classified as 'Other'

Disinfection workers are disinfecting around a Russian-flagged distant-water fishing vessel docked at Hansu Shipyard in Yeongdo-gu, Busan. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A new case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been confirmed in Busan after four days of no cases.

Busan City announced on the 10th at 10 a.m. that one additional COVID-19 case was confirmed, bringing the total to 174.

This is the first new confirmed case in five days since three cases related to the Busan Port Yeongjin 607 vessel were reported on the 5th.

The 174th confirmed patient, a resident of Saha-gu, tested positive yesterday and was transferred to Busan National University Hospital. The infection route has not been precisely identified and is classified as "Other" because no contact history with previously confirmed cases, including the Russian ship or Yeongjin 607, has been confirmed yet.

Among the total 174 patients, 18 are currently hospitalized as of the 10th. By infection route, 13 are contacts, 3 are imported cases, and 2 are classified as other.

Along with the 174th patient confirmed today, the 170th patient, the captain of Yeongjin 607 who was confirmed on the 3rd, is also classified as other.

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