4 Confirmed Cases Including 2 Firefighters in Incheon One Day Before Self-Quarantine Ends (Update)

Cumulative Confirmed Cases in Incheon Reach 1,070 as of the 9th

COVID-19 Screening Clinic / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Four residents of Incheon, including a firefighter who was in self-quarantine, tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

According to Incheon City on the 9th, Mr. A, a resident of Bupyeong-gu, and Mr. B, a resident of Namdong-gu, were confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the same day.

Both are firefighters belonging to the Nonhyeon 119 Safety Center under the Incheon Industrial Complex Fire Station, where COVID-19 cases have recently been reported consecutively. They were classified as close contacts of a fellow firefighter who tested positive on the 26th of last month and tested negative in their first test before entering self-quarantine.

They tested positive in a retest conducted on the 8th, one day before their quarantine was scheduled to be lifted.

Meanwhile, Mr. C, a resident of Bupyeong-gu, underwent a specimen test on the 8th following a notice from health authorities that a COVID-19 case was reported at a restaurant he visited in Eunpyeong-gu, Seoul, on the 31st of last month, and was confirmed positive the next day.

Mr. D, a resident of Gyeyang-gu, was confirmed positive after undergoing a specimen test on the 8th, following exposure to a confirmed case at a cafe he visited in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, on the 4th.

Health authorities are disinfecting the homes of the confirmed cases and conducting epidemiological investigations to trace their movements and identify close contacts.

As of now, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Incheon area, including these four, stands at 1,070.

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