20s Female Who Received Voice Diagnosis Confirmed as Jeonbuk's 87th COVID-19 Case

Positive Test Result One Day Before End of Self-Quarantine

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

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] A woman in her 20s who had tested negative after contact with Jeonbuk case number 54 (Gunsan case number 14) tested positive for COVID-19 one day before the end of her self-quarantine.

On the 31st, the Jeonbuk provincial health authorities announced that Ms. A, who was notified of a negative result on the 22nd as a contact of case number 54, was confirmed positive for COVID-19 the previous day and classified as Jeonbuk case number 87.

Ms. A, who resides in Muju, visited a store in Gunsan on the 17th, and her movement overlapped with Jeonbuk case number 54 (Gunsan case number 14).

Accordingly, on the morning of the 21st at 10:30 a.m., as a contact of Jeonbuk case number 54, a specimen was collected at the Muju County Health Medical Center, and on the next day, the 22nd, at 6:40 a.m., she was notified of a negative result (Seegene) and remained in self-quarantine.

Later, on the 30th, one day before the end of her self-quarantine, she developed a sore throat symptom and was tested again at Muju County Health Medical Center at 10:30 a.m., receiving a positive COVID-19 diagnosis around 8 p.m.

The provincial health authorities conducted disinfection after checking CCTV footage of her home and visited locations, and are currently identifying additional movement paths by reviewing cellphone GPS data, card usage records, DUR, and CCTV footage of visited places.

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