COVID-19 Spread Continues in Regions Outside the Seoul Metropolitan Area

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] New coronavirus infections (COVID-19) continue to spread outside the metropolitan area in local regions.

On the 13th, according to local governments and quarantine authorities, 14 people in Jecheon-si, Chungbuk were confirmed positive for COVID-19 in a mass outbreak. Among them, 9 were reported to be related to a church cluster.

The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Gyeongbuk increased by 18 as of midnight on the same day, bringing the cumulative total to 1,834. Six cases were confirmed in Gyeongsan-si, five in Pohang-si, four in Andong-si, two in Gyeongju-si, and one in Gumi-si.

In Gyeongsan, four family members who had contact with a church-related confirmed case from Daegu and two family members who were tested at a screening clinic due to symptoms were confirmed positive.

In Pohang, two people who had contact with existing confirmed cases were confirmed positive while in self-quarantine, and in Andong, five people including three who had contact with confirmed cases related to welfare facilities and one welfare facility staff member tested positive for COVID-19.

The daily number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Gwangju, which had been showing signs of decline, returned to double digits. Gwangju City announced that 15 people tested positive for COVID-19 on the 12th.

Excluding one imported case and two with unknown infection routes, the rest were infected through movement between Jeonnam and Jeonbuk regions and contact within churches. Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Gwangju increased to 800.

In Jeonnam, a total of six additional cases were confirmed: one in Mokpo-si, two in Suncheon-si, and three in Hwasun-gun.

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