[Breaking] Cluster Infection at Daycare in Daejeon Rises to 9... Total 440 Cases

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] The number of infections related to the daycare center in Seo-gu, Daejeon, where a cluster of COVID-19 infections occurred, continues to rise.

According to Daejeon City on the 27th, four additional positive cases were confirmed, including three confirmed cases related to the daycare center in the afternoon. Patient No. 437 is a person in their 20s living in Seo-gu and is the mother of patient No. 436 (a preschool child in Wolpyeong-dong). Patient No. 438 is a person in their 50s living in Seo-gu and a friend of patient No. 431, a daycare teacher, with whom they had a meal on the 24th.

Patient No. 439 is a person in their 20s living in Seo-gu and the daughter of patient No. 434 (a person in their 50s from Gajang-dong), who is a daycare teacher. All tested positive while asymptomatic. Patient No. 440 is a person in their 50s living in Seo-gu and an acquaintance of patient No. 428 (a person in their 50s from Seo-gu) whose infection route has not been identified. They had a fever since the 21st.

Earlier, six confirmed cases numbered 431 to 436 related to the daycare center were reported overnight in a cluster.

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