7 More Confirmed Cases in Gyeongnam... Local Infections Among Farm and Gwanghwamun Rally Participants

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kang Sharon] The local transmission of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in the Gyeongnam region, which had been slowing down, spread again on the 28th.

The province announced that 7 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the province from the afternoon of the previous day until the morning of this day.

Three additional cases were confirmed among those who had contact with a woman in her 60s from Geoje (Patient No. 201), who was confirmed positive along with three family members while helping with farm work.

All three newly confirmed cases are women in their 60s residing in Geoje City.

There was also a local transmission case related to a Gwanghwamun rally held on Liberation Day.

A woman in her 40s living in Changwon City was confirmed positive related to the Gwanghwamun rally, and her son in his 20s and daughter in their teens also tested positive.

One foreigner who entered the country from overseas was also added to the list of confirmed cases on this day.

He is a man in his 30s of Pakistani nationality residing in Gimhae City.

The province is investigating the infection routes, movements, and contacts of these confirmed patients.

Eighteen employees of the Bulam-dong Administrative Welfare Center in Gimhae City, where the daughter-in-law (Patient No. 215) of Patient No. 208, the president of Gimhae Urban Development Corporation who was confirmed positive after traveling with her husband, worked, all tested negative.

The Bulam-dong Administrative Welfare Center, which was closed the previous day, resumed operations from this day.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 219.

Among them, 164 have been fully recovered and discharged, and 55 are currently hospitalized.

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