Kim Myung-seop, Spokesperson of Gyeongnam Province.

Kim Myung-seop, Spokesperson of Gyeongnam Province.

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] The spread related to the Arari Danran Pub in Gyeongnam and the Jinjoo Neighborhood Leaders Training has slowed, with 6 new confirmed cases reported.


Gyeongnam Province announced on the 1st that after 5 p.m. the previous day, 6 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported: 2 in Changwon, 2 in Gimhae, 1 in Jinju, and 1 in Yangsan.


In Gimhae, a woman in her 40s who had contact with a confirmed patient from Busan tested positive the previous night and was classified as case number 630 in Gyeongnam. A woman in her 50s, spouse of case number 394, was confirmed positive during self-quarantine and classified as case number 635.


A man in his 60s, spouse of case number 580 who was confirmed in Jinju on the 27th of last month, was also confirmed positive during self-quarantine and classified as case number 631.


In Changwon, two people were confirmed positive. A woman in her 40s, contact of case number 609, was confirmed and classified as case number 632. A woman in her 50s, spouse of case number 418, was also confirmed positive and classified as case number 633.


In Yangsan, a man in his 50s, contact of case number 627 who was confirmed the previous day, tested positive and was classified as case number 634.


No confirmed cases related to the Changwon Arari Danran Pub and the Jinju Neighborhood Leaders Training were reported.


The Gyeongnam Regional Living Treatment Center, which opened the previous day, is scheduled to transfer confirmed patients from Gyeongnam and Busan starting from the 2nd. The living treatment center can accommodate 170 asymptomatic and mild patients.



Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to 632 (212 hospitalized, 419 discharged, 1 deceased).


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