6 Confirmed Cases Including Gwanghwamun Rally in Gwangju... Total 371 Cases

Published 30 Aug.2020 18:29(KST)

Updated 20 Aug.2025 13:25(KST)

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Samples for COVID-19 are being collected at the screening clinic of Buk-gu Health Center in Gwangju Metropolitan City.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Six new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Gwangju in one day.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 30th, six people tested positive for COVID-19 and were classified as cases 366 to 371: three related to the Gwanghwamun rally, one related to Donggwangju Table Tennis Club, one related to Seongnim Baptist Church, and one with an unknown infection route.

Case 366 is a woman in her 20s living in Dongnim-dong, Buk-gu, whose infection route has not yet been identified. She stayed at Miso Rice Cake Shop in Dongcheon-dong, Seo-gu, from 5:30 AM to 4 PM on the 27th and from 5:30 AM to 5:30 PM on the 28th.

Case 367 is a man in his 40s living in Sinyong-dong, Buk-gu, confirmed to be related to Seongnim Baptist Church in Buk-gu. On the 27th, from 12 PM for about 40 minutes, he visited Mipung Haejangguk Ilgok Branch; on the 28th, from 12 PM for about 40 minutes, he visited Dajeonghanmiga in Buk-gu; and on the 29th, from 1:30 to 1:40 PM, he visited Q-Mart Cheomdan Branch.

Case 368 is a woman in her 60s living in Gakhwa-dong, Buk-gu, related to Donggwangju Table Tennis Club. She was confirmed positive during self-quarantine at home, and there are no contacts.

Cases 369 to 371 are a man and woman in their 40s and a teenage girl living in Yangsan-dong, Buk-gu, related to the Gwanghwamun rally.

Case 369 traveled to Jangseong and Namwon from 1 AM to 1 PM on the 28th, and on the 29th, visited Gwangju Wholesale Center Yangsan Branch with cases 370 and 371 from 4 PM to 5 PM.

So far, about 125,000 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Gwangju. Among them, 371 have been confirmed positive, and about 600 are undergoing testing.