Seoul Reports 40 New COVID-19 Cases Yesterday... Additional Infections from Workplace and Gym Cluster Outbreaks

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Additional confirmed cases have emerged from existing cluster infection cases such as company offices, gyms, and nursing hospitals, resulting in 40 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Seoul yesterday.

As of midnight on the 6th, Seoul city announced that the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Seoul area increased by 40 from the previous day, reaching 6,235.

Among the new confirmed cases on this day, 19 were classified as cluster infections, 14 were confirmed cases who had contact with other confirmed cases, 2 were imported cases, and 5 are under investigation for their infection routes.

Major cluster infections include 9 cases related to a workplace in Gangseo-gu (cumulative 14), 2 cases related to a gym in Gangnam-gu (cumulative 40), and 2 cases related to the Ace Hope Care Center in Dongdaemun-gu (cumulative 23), among others.

Additionally, there was an increase of one confirmed case each related to the Korea Industrial Human Resources Corporation in Dongdaemun-gu (cumulative 4), a workplace in Yeongdeungpo-gu (cumulative 11), a market in Songpa-gu (cumulative 5), Seoul music lessons (cumulative 22), a recording studio in Jongno-gu (cumulative 5), and a church located in Songpa-gu (cumulative 7).

In the case of the workplace in Gangseo-gu, one employee was first confirmed positive on the 4th, followed by 4 more on the same day and 9 additional cases on the 5th, bringing the total related confirmed cases to 14. Epidemiological investigations revealed that partitions were installed at each workstation, making transmission through droplets during work unlikely; however, since the restroom and break room were shared, there was a possibility of contact transmission, leading to testing and self-quarantine measures for all office employees.

The gym in Gangnam-gu had one related person first confirmed positive on October 27th, followed by 42 cases until November 4th, and 2 more on the 5th, totaling 45 related confirmed cases. Among these, 40 are confirmed cases in Seoul.

So far, 5,627 people in Seoul have been declared fully recovered and discharged, while 530 are currently undergoing isolation treatment.

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