One More Case with Unknown Infection Route in Gwangju...Total 843 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Another COVID-19 case with an unknown infection route occurred overnight in Gwangju Metropolitan City.

According to Gwangju City on the 18th, as of midnight the previous day, one person was confirmed positive and classified as Gwangju case number 843.

The number of confirmed cases on the 17th increased to four. Among them, two cases (840 and 843) have unidentified infection routes and movement paths.

Case number 841, added on the same day, is a contact of Gwangju case number 789, who tested positive on the 12th and is having difficulty tracing the infection route.

The epidemiological investigation by health authorities is unable to keep up with the speed of transmission with unknown causes.

Given this situation, concerns are beginning to arise that the reality of community transmission is becoming more pronounced.

Health authorities are devoting great effort to in-depth epidemiological investigations of confirmed cases with unknown infection routes.

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