[Breaking News] "11 out of 12 confirmed cases are family or relatives contacts"…Mass outbreak in Bucheon

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] Bucheon City, Gyeonggi Province, announced on the 27th that 12 residents, including family members and relatives who had contact with confirmed COVID-19 cases, were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) within the city.

A (in their 60s), their daughter (in their 40s) and her spouse, and granddaughter (in their teens), a family of four residing in Jung-dong and Yakdae-dong, were found to have had contact at a relative gathering with confirmed cases Bucheon No. 221, 226, and 227, who are relatives.

B (in their 40s) and their spouse, residents of Gyeyang-gu, Incheon, were investigated to have had contact after meeting B’s mother, confirmed case Bucheon No. 223. Although this couple showed no symptoms, they were classified as contacts, underwent specimen testing, and were confirmed positive on the same day.

C (in their 30s) and their spouse, along with two children (under 10), a family of four residing in Unyang-dong, Gimpo, were found to have had contact with C’s mother, confirmed case Bucheon No. 225. The couple showed symptoms such as headache and loss of smell the previous day, underwent specimen testing, and were confirmed positive on the same day.

The two children were asymptomatic but tested positive after screening and were reported to have attended a daycare center in Sau-dong, Gimpo.

D (in their 60s), a resident of Sosabon-dong, was confirmed positive after showing a sore throat on the 24th following a meeting with their daughter, a confirmed case in Jongno-gu, Seoul, and undergoing specimen testing. E (in their 60s), a resident of Yeowol-dong, is presumed to have been infected through workplace contact with confirmed case Bucheon No. 225, a colleague.

Among the 12 confirmed cases on this day, 11 are presumed to have been infected through contact with family or relative confirmed cases, and only one is presumed to have been infected at the workplace, according to health authorities.

The cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Bucheon reached 241 as of 5 p.m. on this day.

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