One Acquaintance of Seoul Citizen Confirmed with COVID-19 in Gwangju Tests Positive... Total Cases Reach 516

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] One additional COVID-19 case has been confirmed in Gwangju, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 516.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 3rd, Mr. A, residing in Jangdeok-dong, Gwangsan-gu, was diagnosed with COVID-19 the previous day.

Mr. A is known to be an acquaintance of Mr. B, a Seoul citizen who was confirmed positive in Gwangju (case number 515), and stayed together at Mr. A's house for about 10 hours starting around 3 a.m. on the 1st.

This is the first locally transmitted confirmed case in Gwangju in five days since one case was reported on the 28th.

So far, 516 confirmed cases have been reported in the Gwangju area, with 503 patients recovered and discharged, and 10 patients currently receiving isolation treatment. There have been 3 deaths.

A total of 166,507 people have been tested for COVID-19, and 464 are awaiting results.

There are 11,707 contacts of confirmed cases, with 344 currently in quarantine.

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