26 Additional Infections at Goyang Nursing Hospital... Total of 41 Confirmed Cases

Goyang City has been urgently operating four temporary COVID-19 screening clinics since the 14th.
[Provided by Goyang City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] A total of 41 COVID-19 confirmed cases, including 26 additional infections, have been reported at a nursing hospital in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi Province.

Goyang-si announced, "On the evening of the 15th, 30 additional cases were confirmed, and as of 4 p.m. on the 16th, 11 people were confirmed to have COVID-19."

Among the confirmed cases disclosed by the city on that day, 5 were infected within families, 5 had contact with confirmed cases, and 2 had contact with infected persons from other regions. There are also 3 confirmed cases whose infection routes are under investigation.

Regarding the confirmed cases that occurred on the 14th and 15th, a full COVID-19 test was conducted on 207 residents and workers of nursing hospital A, resulting in 26 additional confirmed cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases at the nursing hospital to 30.

Additionally, on the same day, two Goyang-si residents were confirmed positive in other regions, including Gwanak-gu Public Health Center and Yeongdeungpo-gu Public Health Center.

As of the 16th, the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Goyang-si is 1,093, with a total of 1,049 confirmed cases among Goyang-si residents (1,001 domestic infections, 48 overseas infections / including citizens confirmed in other regions).

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