Jeonnam National University Hospital Medical Staff Acquaintance Confirmed... Gwangju Total Cases Reach 825 View original image


[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] On the 14th, one additional COVID-19 case was confirmed in Gwangju Metropolitan City.


According to Gwangju City, as of 6 p.m. that day, a close contact of Gwangju case number 821, a nurse at Chonnam National University Hospital, tested positive and was classified as Gwangju case number 825.


Case 825, who had contact with case 821, resides in Ssangchon-dong, Seo-gu, and is known to be employed at an industrial complex located in Gwangju.


It was confirmed that he did not go to work on the 12th and 13th, two days before testing positive on the day of diagnosis.


The quarantine authorities have instructed colleagues of case 825 at the workplace to voluntarily undergo testing if any abnormal symptoms appear.


In Gwangju, out of a total of 261,859 people tested so far, 825 have tested positive, and 556 are awaiting test results.



Among the cumulative 825 confirmed cases, 738 are local infections, and 87 are imported cases.


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