4 More Confirmed Cases Including High School Student in Gyeongnam... Total 783 Cases

Shin Jong-woo, Director of Welfare and Health Bureau, Gyeongnam Province.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Single-digit confirmed cases have appeared in Gyeongnam for the first time in a while.

Gyeongnam Province announced on the 10th at 10 a.m. that 4 confirmed cases occurred: 2 in Changwon, 1 in Jinju, and 1 in Geoje.

In Changwon, a teenage high school student who had contact with a confirmed case of unknown infection route tested positive and was classified as case number 784. Gyeongnam 786 is a man in his 30s living in Jinhae-gu who had contact with case number 717.

In Jinju, a man in his 60s tested positive and was classified as case number 783. The infection route is under investigation.

In Geoje, one additional confirmed case related to the shipyard was reported. A woman in her 50s of Chinese nationality tested positive and was classified as case number 785. This brings the total number of shipyard-related confirmed cases to 19.

Health authorities are investigating the infection routes and contacts of these individuals.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 783 (237 hospitalized, 545 discharged, 1 deceased).

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.