Emergency of COVID-19 Infection Spread Through 'Dongducheon Chingu Moim'... Cumulative Confirmed Cases Reach 20

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Saeng-hye] Concerns are rising as the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) spread from the 'Neighborhood Friends Gathering' in Dongducheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, to nearby areas.

According to Dongducheon-si on the 13th, four additional confirmed cases related to the Dongducheon friends gathering were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed cases linked to this gathering to 20.

One person from Dongducheon (No. 33), one from Pocheon-si (No. 110), one from Uijeongbu-si (No. 234), and one from Goyang-si (No. 427) tested positive on the same day. The locations of occurrence are all different.

All of them were confirmed positive through 'n-th generation infections' related to the Dongducheon friends gathering.

Dongducheon No. 33 is a contact of No. 27, who was confirmed positive on the 11th. On the 9th, Dongducheon No. 19, the first confirmed case related to the friends gathering, contacted No. 22; No. 22 contacted No. 27; and No. 27 in turn contacted No. 33.

The Pocheon No. 110 confirmed case is a high school student. This student was found to have shared a meal at a family gathering with Yangju-si Nos. 55 and 56, who were confirmed positive on the 12th.

Yangju No. 55 was confirmed positive while in self-quarantine after contact with Dongducheon No. 19, the first confirmed case related to the Dongducheon friends gathering. No. 56, who lives with No. 55, and their children Nos. 57 and 58 were also confirmed positive on the 12th.

The health authorities are conducting comprehensive testing on about 80 students from three classes on the same floor and 115 staff members at the school attended by Pocheon No. 110, so additional confirmed cases may emerge.

In Uijeongbu, a soldier on leave was confirmed positive in connection with this gathering. Uijeongbu No. 234 is serving in a naval unit in Jeju and was recently on leave; it was confirmed that this person had contact with a confirmed case from the Dongducheon friends gathering on the 10th.

In Goyang, one confirmed case related to the Dongducheon friends gathering was reported. No. 427 from Goyang-si, in their 20s and living in Daehwa-dong, Ilsanseo-gu, is a contact of Dongducheon No. 27. The cluster infection through the Dongducheon friends gathering has spread through 'n-th generation' infections involving contacts, their families, and acquaintances since Dongducheon No. 19 was confirmed positive on the 9th. Since the first patient appeared, confirmed cases have been reported daily: 4 on the 9th, 3 on the 10th, 4 on the 11th, 5 on the 12th, and 4 on the 13th.

By region, there are 13 cases in Dongducheon, 4 in Yangju, and one each in Pocheon, Uijeongbu, and Goyang, expanding the confirmed cases from being limited to Dongducheon-si after the 12th to five cities. However, the initial infection route has not yet been identified. Health authorities stated that they are conducting in-depth epidemiological investigations to determine the infection route.

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