Changwon 'Ilgajok-bal' Confirmed Cases Increase to 28... 2 More Added on the 8th

Five Confirmed Cases in Gyeongnam, Including Two Family Contact Cases

On October 27, students are waiting to be tested at a temporary screening clinic in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The number of confirmed cases originating from a family in Changwon has increased by 2, bringing the total to 28.

On the morning of the 8th, 5 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Gyeongnam. Among them, 2 are confirmed cases originating from a family in Changwon.

Gyeongnam Province announced that four residents of Changwon?a man in his 40s (Gyeongnam 351), an infant (Gyeongnam 352), a man in his 50s (Gyeongnam 353), and a woman in her 40s (Gyeongnam 354)?tested positive. In Sacheon, a woman in her 70s (Gyeongnam 355) was confirmed positive, making a total of 5 new cases in Gyeongnam.

Gyeongnam 351 and 352 were identified as contacts of Gyeongnam 345, who visited a public sauna in downtown Changwon on the 25th of last month.

Gyeongnam 353 and 354 were identified as contacts of Gyeongnam 343, who had contact with one of the five confirmed family members in Changwon and exercised and dined together with the confirmed case.

Gyeongnam 355, residing in Sacheon, is still a 'dark figure' patient, and Gyeongnam Province and Sacheon City are conducting epidemiological investigations regarding the infection route.

As of the morning of this day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Gyeongnam Province has risen to 352. Among them, 53 are hospitalized and receiving treatment, while the remaining 299 have been discharged.

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