5 New COVID-19 Cases in One Day... Total 539 Confirmed Cases

Diverse Infection Routes Including Entertainment Venues, Confirmed Cases from Other Regions, and Gwangju Prison

Since the 10th, COVID-19 has been resurging centered around room soju bars in the Sangmu district of Gwangju Metropolitan City.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Four additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Gwangju, bringing the total to five cases in one day.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 13th, residents of Ssangchon-dong, Seo-gu, Naju-si in Jeollanam-do, and Jinwol-dong, Nam-gu (2 people) were diagnosed with COVID-19 the previous day and were classified as Gwangju cases 536 to 539.

Case 536 had contact with case 528, increasing the total number of cases related to entertainment establishments in the Sangmu district to eight.

Case 537 is a resident of Naju-si and was confirmed to have had contact with a confirmed case from Dongdaemun-gu.

Cases 538 and 539 had contact with case 520. Case 520 is an employee of Gwangju Prison, and the route of infection is under investigation.

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