Confirmed Cases Related to 'Miryang Yoon Hospital' Continue to Rise... 858 Cumulative Cases in Gyeongnam

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] In Gyeongnam, the number of confirmed cases related to ‘Miryang Yoon Hospital,’ where a cluster of cases erupted, continues to increase.

On the 13th, Gyeongnam Province announced that 27 confirmed cases occurred: 9 in Changwon, 8 in Miryang, 5 in Jinju, 3 in Yangsan, 1 in Gimhae, and 1 in Geoje.

In Miryang, two additional confirmed cases related to ‘Miryang Yoon Hospital,’ where six medical staff and employees were confirmed the previous day, increased the total to nine. A man in his 70s and a man in his 60s tested positive and were classified as cases 846 and 859.

Also, a woman in her 50s and a teenage girl were infected and classified as cases 842 and 843. Additionally, two men and women in their 40s were confirmed positive and classified as cases 844 and 845, respectively.

In Changwon, a woman in her 60s, a woman in her 20s, a woman in her 40s, and a woman in her 70s tested positive and were classified as cases 836 and 839 to 841, respectively. Furthermore, three cases with unknown infection routes and one overseas entrant were confirmed, totaling nine cases.

In Jinju, a woman in her 70s and a woman in her 50s were infected and classified as cases 835 and 838, respectively. Also, a woman in her 50s and men in their 60s and 50s, who were family contacts, were infected and classified as cases 837, 848, and 849, respectively.

In Yangsan, a man in his 40s and two men in their 50s tested positive and were classified as cases 854 to 856, respectively.

A teenage female middle school student, the first confirmed case related to the Geoje shipyard, and another student attending the same school tested positive and were classified as case 852. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the Geoje shipyard to 24.

Health authorities are investigating the infection routes and contacts of each confirmed case.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 858 (247 hospitalized, 609 discharged, 2 deceased).

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