Two Additional COVID-19 Cases Confirmed from Badminton Club and Sauna in Daejeon (Update)

According to Daejeon City on the 24th, two additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were reported in the Daejeon area. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Min Jun-young] Two new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Daejeon.

They are believed to have come into contact with existing confirmed cases at public facilities such as badminton courts and saunas. The total number of COVID-19 cases in Daejeon has risen to 221.

According to Daejeon City on the 24th, a man in his 70s living in Gayang-dong, Dong-gu (Daejeon case number 220) was tested after coming into contact with cases 190 to 193 at the Indong Sports Center badminton court, and was confirmed positive on the same day.

Cases 190 to 193 in Daejeon, who had contact with Seoul Gangnam case number 134, were confirmed positive on the 21st.

On the previous day, a woman in her 20s living in Jung-gu (Daejeon case number 212), who had contact with cases 190 to 193, also tested positive, making a total of six members of the badminton group infected with COVID-19.

The badminton club at Indong Sports Center, where they were active, has a total of 97 members, and including 8 staff members, the total number of people involved reaches 105.

Among them, 61 people tested negative in the diagnostic tests conducted up to the previous day.

However, depending on the test results, the number of COVID-19 cases originating from the badminton club may increase.

Daejeon case number 221 is a woman in her 50s living in Wonnae-dong, Yuseong-gu, who came into contact with case number 199 at the Yuseong Oncheon Bulgama sauna.

Daejeon case number 217 was also confirmed positive after contact with case number 199 at the same sauna, indicating a second wave of infections related to the sauna.

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