4 Additional COVID-19 Cases in Busan... Total 19 from 'Shaina Officetel' Cluster

A high school senior is attending class wearing a mask at a high school in Busan on August 25, 100 days before the College Scholastic Ability Test. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] On the 5th, a total of 4 new COVID-19 cases (Busan Nos. 324?327) were confirmed in Busan.

As of this day, the number of confirmed cases related to the Shaina Officetel in Yeonje-gu, Busan, including cases from Daegu and Gyeongnam regions, has increased to 19 over three days, emerging as a new hotspot for infectious disease spread.

According to Busan City on the 5th, patients No. 324 and 325, confirmed in the morning, had visited the Shaina Officetel on the 28th and 27th of last month, respectively. This brings the total number of confirmed cases originating from this officetel to 19.

The city has additionally secured the list of 35 users of the officetel and has completed testing for 32 of them as of this day.

The 326th confirmed case, who tested positive in the afternoon, is a staff member at Haedong High School in Saha-gu, Busan, and is identified as a family member of patient No. 325. Accordingly, testing is underway for students and staff at Haedong High School.

A health official stated, “Since Haedong High School reopened on the 24th of last month, a full-scale test has been conducted on students and staff who attended classes with patient No. 326 until the 4th of this month.”

Students and staff are currently under self-quarantine, and health authorities are conducting epidemiological investigations.

The last confirmed case of the day, Busan No. 327, was confirmed to have used the same university dormitory as patient No. 317.

As of this day, a total of 91 people, including 6 patients transferred from quarantine stations, are receiving isolation treatment in Busan, and 2,945 people are under self-quarantine. The number of suspected case tests conducted the previous day was 640 in total.

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