Two More COVID-19 Cases Reported in Jeonbuk... Total Now 86

Confirmed Cases No. 85 and 86 in the Province, Contact with Family and Cases from Other Regions

(Illustration by Hong Jaehee, Honam Reporting Headquarters, Asia Economy)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] In Jeonbuk, the cumulative number of confirmed cases has increased to 86 with the addition of 2 new confirmed cases through family contact and contact with other regions.

According to Jeonbuk Province on the 28th, A (female in her 30s, Jeonju), the spouse of the 59th confirmed case in the province, and B (male in his 30s, Iksan), who had contact with the 202nd confirmed case in Gyeongnam in Naju, Jeonnam, were confirmed positive and classified as the 85th and 86th cases, respectively.

A, residing in Jeonju, is the wife of the 59th confirmed case in Jeonbuk and had been in self-quarantine since the 20th. From the 26th around 1 p.m., she experienced symptoms of loss of smell and taste.

On the following day, the 27th, A underwent specimen collection at around 10:40 p.m. and received a positive diagnosis at approximately 8:50 p.m.

B, residing in Iksan, dined on the 18th at a restaurant in Naju, Jeonnam, sitting next to the 202nd confirmed case in Gyeongnam along with five acquaintances.

Subsequently, on the 22nd around 9 a.m., he took a certification exam in Jeonju and visited a restaurant in Jeonju between 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. for lunch.

On the same day, sore throat symptoms first appeared in the afternoon, and it was confirmed that he stayed only at home the following day.

Additionally, on the 24th around 11 a.m., he visited a clinic and a pharmacy in Iksan, and on the 25th, he went to work, stopped by a convenience store, and had lunch at home.

On the 26th afternoon, B was notified as a contact of the 202nd confirmed case in Gyeongnam and visited the screening clinic at Iksan City Health Center at around 8:30 p.m. for specimen collection, receiving a positive diagnosis at 11:30 p.m. on the 27th.

A and B are hospitalized and receiving treatment at Gunsan Medical Center. The provincial health authorities are investigating their movements and contacts by examining mobile phone GPS data and credit card usage details.

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