'Steady Local Transmission' in Gwangju: 3 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed... 9 Cases Reported in One Day

A COVID-19 test sample is being collected at the screening clinic of Buk-gu Public Health Center in Gwangju Metropolitan City.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] In Gwangju, 3 additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed, bringing the total to 9 cases in one day.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 31st, following 6 confirmed cases the previous day, 3 more cases were confirmed and classified as numbers 372 to 374.

Case 372 is a woman in her 60s residing in Ochi-dong, Buk-gu, confirmed to be related to the Donggwangju Table Tennis Club.

Case 373 is a teenage male living in Yangsan-dong, Buk-gu, linked to the Gwanghwamun rally.

Case 374 is a woman in her 50s residing in Unnam-dong, Gwangsan-gu, who was in contact with a confirmed case from Seongbuk-gu and tested positive before the end of her self-quarantine; no additional contacts have been identified.

Earlier that day in Gwangju, 6 people were confirmed positive for COVID-19: 3 related to the Gwanghwamun rally, 1 related to the Donggwangju Table Tennis Club, 1 related to Seongnim Baptist Church, and 1 with an unknown infection route.

Meanwhile, as of 8 a.m. that day in Gwangju, 126,285 people had been tested for COVID-19. Among them, 374 were confirmed positive, and 197 were undergoing testing.

Of the confirmed cases, 236 have been fully recovered and released from isolation, 2 have died, and 136 are currently receiving isolated treatment.

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