An Octogenarian Confirmed in Sacheon, Gyeongnam... One Additional 'n-th Infection' in Changwon Family

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Regarding the confirmed COVID-19 cases in a family in Changwon, Gyeongnam, one additional person was confirmed as an n-th infection beyond the 2nd infection, and one person was confirmed with a local infection in Sacheon.

On the 9th, Gyeongnam Province announced in a briefing on the response to the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) that a man in his 50s living in Changwon (Gyeongnam No. 356) and a man in his 80s living in Sacheon (No. 357) tested positive.

The man in his 50s in Changwon is a family member of patient No. 354, who was confirmed the day before and is an n-th infection case from contact with the Changwon family cluster. He currently shows no particular symptoms.

The number of confirmed cases related to the Changwon family cluster has increased to 29.

The man in his 80s in Sacheon is a family member of patient No. 355, who was confirmed the day before, and was classified as a contact and tested positive.

Patient No. 355 was confirmed to have visited Seoul and Gyeonggi Province between the 13th and 14th of last month.

The quarantine authorities are conducting an in-depth epidemiological investigation to determine whether patient No. 355’s infection is directly related to the visit to the metropolitan area.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 354, with 302 patients fully recovered and discharged, and 52 patients currently hospitalized.

Kim Myung-seop, the provincial spokesperson, said, "The province and city/counties are concentrating all administrative efforts on quarantine to prevent COVID-19 from continuing to spread through so-called n-th infections," and urged, "Organizers of gatherings or events must devote full efforts to quarantine management."

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