Incheon Seo-gu Mayor Lee Jaehyun Tests Positive for COVID-19... Contact with Infected Official Confirmed
[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Lee Jaehyun, the mayor of Seo-gu, Incheon, tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on the 2nd. This is the first case among the heads of the 10 basic local governments in the Incheon area.
Mayor Lee, who was in self-quarantine after contact with a confirmed public official, tested positive for COVID-19 in a test conducted before the end of his self-quarantine.
He had been classified as a contact of public official A (54, male) from Seo-gu Office, Incheon, who tested positive on the 23rd of last month, and had been in self-quarantine.
Mayor Lee had contact with A during a meeting attended by Democratic Party lawmaker Kim Gyoheung and representatives of residents' organizations on the 20th of last month.
Mayor Lee tested negative in the first test before self-quarantine, but tested positive in the second test on this day and was transferred to a hospital.
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With this, the number of confirmed cases related to Seo-gu public officials in Incheon has increased to a total of 16, including Mayor Lee. The infection route of A, who was initially confirmed positive, has not yet been identified.
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