Jeju's Spread Shows No Sign of Slowing... 11 New Cases Confirmed Overnight

11 Cases in One Day on the 9th... Highest Daily Confirmed Cases in the Province

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Park Chang-won] On the 9th, a large number of COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, putting the quarantine authorities on high alert.

According to Jeju Province on the 10th, 11 new confirmed cases were reported as of the previous day, classified as Jeju cases 92 to 102.

This is the first time that 11 confirmed cases have been reported in Jeju in a single day.

In particular, around 10:30 PM, three people (cases 100, 101, and 102) were consecutively confirmed positive. They are confirmed cases related to the heads of neighborhood and village chiefs in Jinju, Gyeongnam; cases 100 and 101 had contact with case 93, and case 102 had contact with case 76.

The number of confirmed cases related to the heads of neighborhood and village chiefs in Jinju, Gyeongnam has increased to 12.

Cases 90, 92, 98, and 99 are related to worship and small group meetings at Jeju Seongan Church.

Jeju Province conducted a full investigation of 127 contacts related to Jeju Seongan Church, and except for cases 98 and 99, the remaining 125 tested negative.

Since the beginning of this month, a total of 21 people in Jeju have been confirmed positive, putting the quarantine authorities on high alert.

Im Tae-bong, the controller of the Provincial Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, said, “The entire country is currently in a COVID-19 emergency situation,” and urged, “Please actively participate in complying with quarantine rules.”

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