‘Is COVID-19 Resurfacing in Gwangju?’ 20s Male Confirmed Positive... Infection Route Under Investigation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Concerns are rising that COVID-19 infections, which had been quiet for a while in the Gwangju area, are resurging. This is due to the unclear infection routes of confirmed cases that occurred through community transmission over the past two days.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 13th, one additional COVID-19 case was confirmed, bringing the total cumulative cases in the region to 219. Although it is presumed to be community transmission, the exact infection route remains unclear.

The 219th confirmed case diagnosed on this day is a man in his 20s residing in a house in Wolsan-dong, Nam-gu, Gwangju, who exhibited symptoms such as sore throat, fever, muscle pain, and cough the previous day.

Health authorities are focusing on identifying the initial infection route, movement paths, and contacts of the 219th confirmed case through epidemiological investigations.

Previously, the 217th confirmed case diagnosed the day before has had their movement paths confirmed so far, but the initial infection route has not yet been revealed.

Meanwhile, since the second wave of COVID-19 began in Gwangju on the 27th of last month, 186 people have been confirmed positive.

By age group, there are 5 under 10 years old, 9 in their teens, 8 in their 20s, 14 in their 30s, 28 in their 40s, 42 in their 50s, 46 in their 60s, 21 in their 70s, 8 in their 80s, and 5 in their 90s.

From the 27th of last month to the present (as of 6 p.m. on the 13th), the daily confirmed cases are as follows: 4→4→3→12→22→6→8→16→7→6→8→15→3→9→5→7→1→1→1→5→0→10→1→0→4→9→2→0→1→0→0→1→0→0→0→1→0→2→1→0→0→0→2→0→0→6→2→1.

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