‘Gwangju Cumulative Confirmed Cases Near 400’ 10 New Cases in One Day... Total 388 Cases

Unidentified COVID-19 Cases Cause n-th Generation Infections 'Spreading Rapidly'... Health Authorities on Alert

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seven additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Gwangju, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in one day to 10.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 2nd, following three confirmed cases the previous day, seven more cases were confirmed, including three related to Seongnim Baptist Church in Buk-gu and four cases of n-th generation infections from unidentified carriers, increasing the cumulative confirmed cases to 388.

A woman in her 50s living in Hakdong, Dong-gu, classified as case number 382, was identified as a contact of case number 289. Case 289 was confirmed positive after contact with case 285, whose infection route is unclear. Symptoms appeared during self-quarantine, leading to testing.

A teenage woman living in Munheung-dong, Buk-gu, a woman in her 50s living in Ochi-dong, Buk-gu, and a woman in her 90s living in Munheung-dong, Buk-gu, were all related to Seongnim Baptist Church and similarly developed symptoms during self-quarantine.

Case number 384 is a woman in her 50s living in Dongnim-dong, Buk-gu, identified as a contact of case 376, whose infection route is unknown. Additionally, a man and a woman in their 70s living in Jangdeok-dong, Gwangsan-gu, were found to have had contact with case 379, an unidentified carrier.

Among the 388 confirmed cases in the Gwangju area, 249 have recovered and been released from isolation, while 137 are currently receiving treatment. There have been two deaths.

Of the total cases, 334 are from local infections and 54 are imported cases.

The number of cases reported over the past two weeks from August 20 to the present (as of 9 a.m. on September 2) are as follows: 5→11→17→1→4→7→39→17→15→3→9→4→10.

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