10 Confirmed Cases in Gyeongnam... 5 Cases Including 3 Navy Personnel in Changwon

Two students attending Jangcheon Elementary School in Jinhae-gu, Changwon City, tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) on the 20th. In response, health authorities have set up a screening clinic at Jangcheon Elementary School and are conducting tests by classifying contacts and individuals exposed to the movement paths. Photo by Joo Cheol-in lx906@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Following three consecutive days of double-digit new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Gyeongnam, another cluster of 10 locally transmitted cases has occurred.

On the 21st, Gyeongnam Province announced that a woman in her 40s from Changwon (Gyeongnam case 456), a woman in her 40s from Jinju (457), and a man in his 70s from Sacheon (458) tested positive.

In Hadong, a woman in her 60s (459), a man in his 60s (460), and a Chinese woman in her 50s (461) were confirmed positive.

In Jinhae-gu, Changwon, an 80-year-old woman (462), two men in their 30s (463, 464), and a man in his 20s (465) tested positive.

Case 456 is the spouse of case 453, who was confirmed positive after attending a social gathering at the 'Hansushi' restaurant in Changwon.

Case 457 is a family member of a high school student in Jinju (case 451) who was confirmed positive the previous day. Among the four family members of this high school student, two, including the student, tested positive.

Case 458 was a contact of an elderly couple in Sacheon and tested positive while under self-quarantine. The three confirmed cases in Hadong were infected through 'n-th generation transmission' related to a middle school in Hadong County.

Cases 459 and 460 had contact with case 403, who was confirmed on the 18th and had contact at a restaurant and medical institution with the middle school confirmed cases in Hadong County.

Case 461 is a restaurant worker who served cases 443 and 444, confirmed on the 19th and related to the Hadong County middle school cluster.

Case 462 in Changwon also attended the 'Hansushi' restaurant gathering and was a contact of case 450, confirmed the previous day.

Cases 463 to 465, all navy personnel, had contact with navy case 446, confirmed the previous day. So far, four cases have been confirmed in the navy unit.

Health authorities are currently investigating the movements and contacts of the additional 10 confirmed cases.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has risen to 462. Of these, 340 have been discharged and 122 are currently hospitalized.

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