Gyeongnam Reports 12 New COVID-19 Cases Including 'Unknown Infection Routes'... Total Now 935

5 People in Geoje, 2 in Changwon, 2 in Changnyeong, 2 in Jinju, 1 in Yangsan

On the 17th, medical staff at the temporary screening clinic set up in Jung-gu at Seoul Station Plaza are wearing disposable gloves. The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight on the same day, there were 1,014 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 46,453. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[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, double-digit confirmed cases continue unabated in Gyeongnam Province.

As of 10 a.m. on the 17th, Gyeongnam Province announced that 12 confirmed cases were reported: 5 in Geoje, 2 in Changwon, 2 in Jinju, 2 in Changnyeong, and 1 in Yangsan.

In Geoje, two women who had contact with confirmed cases in the province tested positive and were classified as cases 930 and 938. Two men in their 40s, coworkers of case 911, also tested positive and were classified as cases 931 and 932, respectively. Additionally, a male under 10 years old, a family member of case 932, tested positive and was classified as case 934.

In Changwon, a man in his 50s with an unknown infection route and a man in his 40s who had contact with case 933, a family member, tested positive and were classified as cases 927 and 937, respectively.

In Jinju, a woman in her 60s who got tested after experiencing symptoms and a man in his 60s, a family member of case 933, tested positive and were classified as cases 933 and 935.

In Changnyeong, both a man and a woman in their 60s and 70s, who had contact with cases 898 and 899, tested positive and were classified as cases 928 and 929.

In Yangsan, a man in his 50s with an unknown infection route was classified as case 936, and the infection route is under investigation.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to 934 (262 hospitalized, 671 discharged, 2 deceased).

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