174 New COVID-19 Cases in Seoul by 6 PM on the 2nd... Spread in Hagwon and Universities

On the 26th, officials from Nowon-gu and their family and acquaintances were waiting to be tested at a COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Nowon-gu Office in Seoul. According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, after the first confirmed case was reported on the 24th, 15 employees working in the same department as the confirmed case tested positive consecutively. Photo by Moohonam Munonam

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that from midnight to 6 p.m. on the 2nd, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Seoul increased by 174.

Among major cluster infections, there were additional confirmed cases related to ▲ Gangnam-gu Call Center II with 6 cases ▲ Jungnang-gu Indoor Sports Facility II with 6 cases ▲ Korea University Band Club with 5 cases ▲ Dongdaemun-gu High School with 4 cases ▲ Gangnam-gu Easy English Academy with 4 cases ▲ Nowon-gu Medical Institution with 3 cases ▲ Gangseo-gu Dance Instruction Facility with 2 cases ▲ Gangseo-gu Hospital with 2 cases.

In addition, there were confirmed cases related to Guro-gu High School with 2 cases, Dongjak-gu Church Prayer Room with 1 case, Seocho-gu Sauna II with 1 case, and Songpa-gu Sauna with 1 case.

There was 1 additional imported case from overseas, 98 cases from contact with other confirmed patients, 9 cases from contact with confirmed patients from other cities or provinces, and 28 cases with unknown infection routes currently 'under investigation' newly reported on the day.

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