[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] As of the 23rd, the positive rate among those tested related to Seongbuk-gu Sarang Jeil Church in the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) tests conducted by Seoul City reached 21.7%.


This figure is 34 times higher than the overall positive rate of those tested for COVID-19 in Seoul (0.64% as of last week).


Park Yumi, Seoul City's Quarantine Control Officer (Director of the Citizen Health Bureau), stated in an online briefing on the morning of the 24th that this is the result of Seoul City testing 2,162 people after the first patient related to the Sarang Jeil Church cluster infection was identified on the 12th.



Among them, 470 people (21.7%) tested positive, 1,667 people (77.1%) tested negative, and the remaining 25 people (1.2%) have not yet received their test results.


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