Two Undetected Patients Found in Gwangju, Raising Alarm... "Suspected New Infection Route"

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Two COVID-19 patients with unknown infection routes have been confirmed in Gwangju Metropolitan City, prompting health authorities to intensify in-depth epidemiological investigations to trace the infection routes.

According to Gwangju City on the 16th, as of 2 p.m. that day, two residents of Geumho-dong, Seo-gu, were confirmed positive for COVID-19 and were classified as Gwangju cases 830 and 831.

The newly added cases 830 and 831 are unrelated to the movement paths of existing confirmed patients, indicating the emergence of new infection routes·and sources.

In-depth epidemiological investigations on these cases are being conducted promptly.

Case 830, a man in his 20s, is a social service agent who had been serving at a workplace located in Seo-gu for several days before being notified of his positive diagnosis.

Case 831 is a single elderly person in their 70s who was found to have stayed at home from the 1st to the 10th of the month. During this period, family members visited case 831, were classified as close contacts, underwent testing, and are awaiting results.

Health authorities identified the contacts of these confirmed patients, including their families, conducted testing, and simultaneously carried out disinfection and sanitation of the places they had visited.

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