Gyeongnam Provincial Office of Education Mass Infection... 24 New Confirmed Cases

Changwon 10 People, Sacheon 3 People, Geoje 3 People, Gimhae 4 People, Jinju 2 People, Tongyeong and Miryang 1 Person Each

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] As a large number of new COVID-19 cases are emerging domestically, double-digit confirmed cases continue to occur in Gyeongnam.

As of 10 a.m. on the 18th, Gyeongnam Province announced that 24 cases were confirmed: 10 in Changwon, 3 in Sacheon, 3 in Geoje, 4 in Gimhae, 2 in Jinju, and 1 each in Tongyeong and Miryang.

Among the 10 confirmed cases in Changwon, 5 are employees of the Provincial Office of Education. A woman in her 30s, a man in his 50s, two men in their 40s, and a woman in her 40s tested positive and were classified as cases 976 to 980. This brings the total number of confirmed cases among the Provincial Office of Education staff to 6.

Park Jonghun, the Superintendent of Education, who was classified as a close contact, tested negative and is currently quarantined at home.

Two additional infections related to a daycare center in Changwon were confirmed. A teenage female child of case 939 and a man in his 40s tested positive and were classified as cases 971 and 972. Additionally, a man in his 40s with an unknown infection route tested positive and was classified as case 973.

In Sacheon, a man in his 50s and a man in his 60s who had contact with confirmed cases in the province tested positive and were classified as cases 966 and 974. A woman in her 20s who had contact with family members also tested positive and was classified as case 983.

In Geoje, a woman in her 40s and a woman in her 50s who had contact with confirmed cases in the province tested positive and were classified as cases 967 and 986. A teenage male who had contact with family members was classified as case 968.

Three additional confirmed cases related to the Gimhae Elderly Daycare Center were reported. A woman in her 50s, a man in his 60s, and a woman in her 80s tested positive and were classified as cases 969 to 988. Additionally, a woman in her 50s who had contact with a confirmed case in Busan tested positive and was classified as case 989.

A man in his 20s and a woman in her 50s in Jinju tested positive after contact with confirmed cases in the province and were classified as cases 975 and 987.

In Miryang, a woman in her 60s with U.S. nationality tested positive and was classified as case 970.

A woman in her 50s confirmed in Tongyeong was related to the Geoje shipyard and was classified as case 984.

Accordingly, the total cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has risen to 986 (297 hospitalized, 687 discharged, 2 deceased).

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