10 Bucheon Residents Confirmed with COVID-19...Total 227 Cases

Citizens are waiting to get tested for COVID-19 at a screening clinic. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Bong-ju] Ten residents of Bucheon have tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Bucheon City announced on the 26th that ten residents, including Mr. A, a man in his 60s living in Jung-dong, tested positive for COVID-19.

Two of them, including Mr. A, are family members of Bucheon patient number 213. They showed fever symptoms on the 24th, underwent specimen testing on the 25th, and were confirmed positive on the same day.

Mr. B, in his 40s, and Mr. C, in his 60s, are residents of Gokang-dong and were found to have had contact with confirmed patients from Paju and Jung-gu, Seoul, respectively.

Mr. B was asymptomatic, while Mr. C showed symptoms of fever and cough starting from the 20th, underwent testing, and was confirmed positive on the same day.

Mr. D, a teenager living in Jung-dong and a high school student, showed symptoms of fever and headache on the 24th, was tested the previous day, and confirmed positive on the same day. His parents, Mr. E, in his 40s, were also tested and confirmed positive.

Additionally, Mr. F, an elementary school student and resident of Dodang-dong who was confirmed positive on the same day, is reported to have had contact with Mr. D and Mr. E.

The remaining three confirmed patients are in their 20s, 60s, and 70s, residing in Songnae-dong and Gokang-dong. They showed symptoms such as fever or cough, underwent testing, and were confirmed positive on the same day. However, their infection routes have not yet been identified.

Health authorities are conducting epidemiological investigations to trace the movements and contacts of these ten confirmed patients.

As of 2 p.m. on the same day, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Bucheon area increased to 227.

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