Another 53 Confirmed Cases Emerge at Ulsan Cohort-Isolated Nursing Hospital... Total 92 Cases Accumulated, 'Critical Emergency'

Ulsan City Reports Over 90 Cases in Two Days Following 38 Cases the Previous Day, Conducting Large-Scale Epidemiological Investigation

On the 6th, a notice of medical institution closure was posted on the glass door of a nursing hospital in Nam-gu, Ulsan, where patients and staff were collectively infected. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The quarantine authorities have gone on high alert as more than 90 confirmed cases have emerged over two days at Yangji Nursing Hospital in Nam-gu, Ulsan.

On the 7th, Ulsan City announced that 53 additional confirmed cases were reported at Yangji Nursing Hospital, where 38 confirmed cases, including nursing assistants and inpatients, occurred the previous day.

Starting with Ulsan patient number 222, a retired nursing assistant presumed to be the initial infected person, a total of 92 confirmed cases have been identified at this nursing hospital.

The newly confirmed cases on this day include 52 patients and 1 nursing assistant. There were 11 males and 42 females.

The number of elderly confirmed cases has also significantly increased: 11 in their 70s, 24 in their 80s, and 12 in their 90s. One additional confirmed case over 100 years old was also reported. So far, 64 confirmed cases aged 70 and above have been identified at this nursing hospital.

Ulsan City is conducting a large-scale epidemiological investigation into the movements and contacts of the confirmed cases. The possibility of additional confirmed cases remains high.

Many of the infected staff were asymptomatic, raising concerns that silent transmission may have occurred during daily life.

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