[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ga-yeon] On the 16th, two additional COVID-19 cases (numbers 235 and 236) were confirmed at a rehabilitation hospital in Howon-dong, Uijeongbu-si, Gyeonggi Province, where a cluster infection occurred. One patient and one caregiver tested positive.


The total number of confirmed cases related to this hospital has increased to 60.


Earlier, on the 6th, 14 initial cluster infection cases were confirmed, and the health authorities conducted comprehensive testing on 565 contacts related to the cases.



The health authorities have conducted various epidemiological investigations but have not yet identified the infection route.


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