[Breaking] New Infections from Cheongyang Kimchi Factory... Related Confirmed Cases Rise to 22
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suwan] On the 4th, one more confirmed case occurred at a kimchi factory in Cheongyang-gun, Chungnam. The COVID-19 confirmed cases at this kimchi factory started with one person on the 2nd, followed by a mass infection of 16 people on the 3rd.
Later on the afternoon of the 3rd, in Boryeong, the spouse of a kimchi factory employee, and in Hongseong, a factory employee were also confirmed positive, raising the risk of secondary infections spreading to nearby areas.
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According to Cheongyang-gun on the 4th, the 19th confirmed case in Cheongyang-gun who tested positive that day is a man in his 70s residing in Ungok-myeon, and he is the spouse of a previously confirmed 60s factory employee (Cheongyang case number 13).
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