8 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Gwangju... Including 6 Prison Inmates
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] A large number of inmates at Gwangju Prison have tested positive for COVID-19.
According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 13th, 8 people were confirmed positive on that day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 808.
Among the 8, 2 are related to confirmed cases from other regions, and 6 are inmates of Gwangju Prison.
Case number 801 is reported by health authorities to be related to Jeonnam case number 464. Jeonnam 464 is a Gwangju citizen who visited Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital for medical treatment on the 10th and tested positive for COVID-19, but the infection route has not yet been identified.
Case number 802 is a citizen of Uiwang-si, Gyeonggi-do, and is understood to have had contact with a confirmed case in Seoul.
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Cases 803 to 808 are inmates of Gwangju Prison. It is reported as a secondary infection caused by case number 607, a prison staff member, and accordingly, the infection route has been classified as Jeonnam National University Hospital.
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