29 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Gyeongnam... Total Accumulated 922 (Comprehensive)

Cluster Infections Continue at Miryang Yun Hospital, Gimhae Senior Daycare Center, and Changwon Music Club

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] As the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea shows no signs of slowing down, Gyeongnam reported 29 new cases in a single day.

As of 1:30 PM on the 16th, Gyeongnam Province announced that 29 confirmed cases occurred: 10 in Changwon, 4 in Gimhae, 3 each in Sacheon and Geoje, 2 each in Changnyeong, Miryang, and Yangsan, and 1 each in Jinju, Haman, and Hapcheon.

In Changwon, a woman in her 50s with an unknown infection route and a woman in her 20s who had contact with case number 836 tested positive, classified as cases 897 and 905 respectively. Additionally, three family members of case 891, confirmed the previous day, tested positive and were classified as cases 918 to 920.

Two children at a daycare center in Changwon also tested positive and were classified as cases 921 and 922. Currently, four individuals including children and staff at the daycare center have tested positive. Testing is ongoing.

Three men and women related to a Changwon music club tested positive during self-quarantine and were classified as cases 923 to 925.

In Gimhae, two teenage males who had contact with case 879 tested positive and were classified as cases 901 and 909. They are users of the Gimhae Ultra PC Bang.

Two women in their 80s related to the Gimhae elderly day care center tested positive during tests for release from self-quarantine and were classified as cases 907 and 908. This brings the cumulative confirmed cases related to the Gimhae elderly day care center to 35.

All three cases in Sacheon are family members of case 895 and were classified as cases 902 to 904 after testing positive.

In Geoje, a woman in her 50s who had contact with case 885 tested positive and was classified as case 900. Two others who felt symptoms and got tested were confirmed positive and classified as cases 910 and 911.

Notably, case 910 works at a high school in the Geoje area. Health authorities plan to conduct comprehensive testing of students and staff at this school.

A man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s from Changnyeong, who attended a family funeral gathering and had contact with Ulsan cases 486 and 487, tested positive and were classified as cases 898 and 899.

Two more confirmed cases related to Miryang Yoon Hospital were reported. One is a hospital staff member who tested positive during self-quarantine and was classified as case 913. Another is a visitor to the hospital who tested positive and was classified as case 914. This brings the cumulative confirmed cases related to Miryang Yoon Hospital to 12.

Two confirmed cases related to the Yangsan elderly day care center were also reported. One tested positive during self-quarantine and was classified as case 915. Another was confirmed positive after contact with case 889 and was classified as case 916.

In Jinju, a person who had contact with case 825 from Songpa-gu, Seoul, tested positive and was classified as case 917. Hapcheon reported a confirmed case after contact with a Busan case and was classified as case 906.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province have risen to 922 (253 hospitalized, 667 discharged, 2 deceased).

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