No Symptoms Among Residents in Gaepo-dong, Gangnam-gu; Additional Tests Confirm Re-Positive Cases

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 12th, 2 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Gangnam-gu.

Including the 3 additional cases reported late the previous afternoon, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Gangnam-gu has risen to 227.

First, a resident of Yeoksam-dong, who had been in self-quarantine since the 31st of last month due to contact with a confirmed case from another region, tested positive today in a test conducted by the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center just before the end of the quarantine period.

Another resident of Yeoksam-dong, who had been in self-quarantine since the 7th after contact with a confirmed case from another region, tested positive today at Samsung Seoul Hospital following symptoms of fever that appeared yesterday.

Additionally, a resident of Gaepo-dong, who was confirmed positive on the 21st of last month and had been receiving isolation treatment at a living treatment center, was discharged without any notable symptoms but tested positive again today after additional testing at Gangnam Severance Hospital.

Furthermore, the 3 cases confirmed yesterday afternoon are colleagues working at ‘K Health Industry’ located in Yeoksam-dong, where a cluster infection occurred. They had been living and working in the office. Among them, one person, after contact with a confirmed case from another region and experiencing headaches, was tested at Seocho-gu Public Health Center and confirmed positive. The other two tested positive at Gwanak-gu Public Health Center and were transferred to Gangnam-gu Public Health Center.

Gangnam-gu disinfected and temporarily closed the office, and among the 20 people identified from the entry list, 18 were placed under self-quarantine and 2 were under active monitoring.

Since the 8th, as confirmed cases related to K Health Industry have continued to emerge, an in-depth epidemiological investigation is underway to identify the specific infection routes.

As of midnight on the 12th, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide was 136, slightly down from the previous day, but deaths are increasing due to a high number of elderly confirmed cases, and sporadic cluster infections continue not only in the metropolitan area but across the country.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.