Sanbangsan Oncheon Outbreak, Jeju Reports 52nd COVID-19 Confirmed Case

As of 9 PM on the 10th, confirmed cases related to Sanbangsan Carbonated Hot Spring rise to 8 (7 in the province, 1 outside)

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Chang-won] Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 10th that the 52nd COVID-19 case has been confirmed in the Jeju area.

Jeju Province was notified of this fact by the Provincial Health and Environment Research Institute around 7:30 PM on the same day and immediately began an epidemiological investigation.

The 52nd confirmed case, Mr. A, visited Sanbangsan Carbonated Hot Spring located in Sagyeri, Andeok-myeon, Seogwipo City on August 26.

After seeing a disaster safety message encouraging COVID-19 testing for visitors to Sanbangsan Carbonated Hot Spring, Mr. A visited the Seogwipo City Western Health Center screening clinic by private car around 10:30 AM on the 10th, was tested, and received a positive diagnosis.

Accordingly, as of 9 PM on the 10th, the number of confirmed cases related to Sanbangsan Carbonated Hot Spring increased to a total of 8, including 7 cases within the province (Jeju cases 29, 33, 40, 42, 44, 46, and 52) and 1 case outside the province (Gyeonggi-do Pyeongtaek case 91).

At the time of specimen collection, Mr. A complained of headache and muscle pain and was confirmed to have a fever symptom.

The provincial quarantine authorities transferred Mr. A to a negative pressure ward at Seogwipo Medical Center for isolation treatment and are conducting an epidemiological investigation of Mr. A’s visited locations and contacts.

Jeju Province plans to immediately disclose information identified through the epidemiological investigation and carry out quarantine measures at the visited locations.

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