Additional Local Resident Confirmed After Dining with Jindo's First Infected Patient

The second confirmed case of COVID-19 has occurred in Jindo County, and County Governor Lee Dong-jin is issuing an urgent statement. (Photo by Jindo County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] In Jindo, Jeollanam-do, a village resident who had contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case was additionally diagnosed positive.

According to Jindo County on the 19th, a man in his 60s, Mr. A, residing in Imhoe-myeon, was identified as the first confirmed COVID-19 case in Jindo on the afternoon of the 17th.

Mr. A, the 43rd confirmed case in Jeollanam-do, was confirmed to have traveled on the same flight from Jeju to Gimpo Airport with Mr. B, a man in his 30s and a member of the Full Gospel Church in Seoul (the 70th confirmed case in Gimpo, Gyeonggi-do), on the 12th along with his wife.

Mr. A’s wife, who also traveled to Jeju, tested negative.

However, five days after contact with the confirmed case, Mr. A was tested and notified of his positive result, raising concerns about additional confirmed cases due to community contact during that period.

Based on Mr. A’s movement, Jindo County collected specimens from 71 residents on the morning of the 18th and requested testing at the Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute.

As a result, a man in his 70s, Mr. C, living in the same village as Mr. A, tested positive for COVID-19 on the afternoon of the 18th.

It was confirmed that Mr. C had a meal at Mr. A’s house on the afternoon of the 13th, the day after Mr. A’s Jeju trip, together with one acquaintance from another village.

Fortunately, the remaining 70 residents who had contact tested negative.

A Jindo County official said, “As a result of testing contacts of Mr. A, who was the first confirmed case, one village resident was diagnosed positive. We will do our best in quarantine efforts along with identifying the movements of additional contacts.”

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