Shinan's First Confirmed Case... COVID-19 Retest 'Negative'

Scenic View of Heuksando Port, Sinan-gun / Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] On the morning of the 23rd, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that a 20-year-old police officer A from Mokpo Maritime Police, who had previously tested positive, underwent a COVID-19 retest and received a final negative result.

The Sinan-gun Public Health Center reported around 3:40 PM that after re-examining the positive case notified by the Jeollanam-do Health Promotion Division, the final result was negative.

Accordingly, Jeollanam-do reclassified A, who had been designated as Jeonnam case number 81, as 'negative' and corrected the total number of confirmed cases in the region to 80.

A Sinan-gun official stated, "It is fortunate that the first COVID-19 confirmed case was ultimately negative, but we apologize for causing confusion and concern among the residents," and added, "We plan to strengthen continuous administrative guidance and actively respond to the Jeonnam provincial government's elevation of social distancing to level 2."

With A receiving a final negative result, the seven areas among the 22 cities and counties in Jeonnam without confirmed COVID-19 cases are Gurye, Goheung, Jangseong, Gangjin, Wando, Haenam, and Sinan.

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