3 Additional Confirmed Cases from Dong-A University Bumin Campus... Total Now 12 Cases

As of 10 AM on the 21st, all 3 confirmed cases are Dong-A University students

On the morning of the 21st, the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center screening clinic in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, was crowded with citizens waiting for tests as COVID-19 confirmed cases continued to occur in mixed-use residential and commercial buildings and real estate-related companies in the area. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] Three additional COVID-19 cases originating from Dong-A University Bumin Campus have been confirmed in Busan, increasing the total number of infections to 12.

As of 10 a.m. on the 21st, Busan City announced that the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases reached 381, with 3 new cases added compared to the previous day.

All three new confirmed cases are students of Dong-A University Bumin Campus. They are from the same department as patient number 366, who was confirmed two days ago. While the previously confirmed 9 cases were all from other regions, these three new cases all reside in Seo-gu, Busan. Among them, one was tested in Changwon, Gyeongnam, and then transferred to Busan City.

The cluster infection at Dong-A University Bumin Campus began on the 19th with two students, followed by 7 cases on the 20th, and 3 cases on the 21st.

Except for patient number 368 in Busan, the other 10 confirmed cases in Busan are all students from the same department, and 3 of them use the same dormitory.

Patient number 285 in Gyeongnam, confirmed the previous day, is also a student of Dong-A University Bumin Campus. After being notified of contact with patient number 366 at a nearby restaurant, the patient was tested in their residence in Changwon, Gyeongnam, and confirmed positive.

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