34 Confirmed Cases Including Gyeongnam Office of Education, Navy, Shipyard, Hospital ... Total Accumulated 996 (Comprehensive 2)

Shin Jong-woo, Director of Welfare and Health Bureau, Gyeongnam Province.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] As a large number of new domestic COVID-19 cases continue to emerge, double-digit confirmed cases have not ceased in Gyeongnam.

As of 5 p.m. on the 18th, Gyeongnam Province announced that 34 cases were confirmed: 13 in Changwon, 5 in Gimhae, 4 each in Sacheon and Geoje, 5 in Gimhae, 3 in Miryang, 2 each in Jinju and Yangsan, and 1 in Tongyeong.

Among the 10 confirmed cases in Changwon, 6 are employees of the Provincial Office of Education. A woman in her 30s, a man in his 50s, two men in their 40s, and two women in their 40s tested positive and were classified as cases 976 to 980 and 998, respectively. This brings the total number of confirmed cases among the Provincial Office of Education employees to 7.

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.

A man in his 40s, a naval officer in Jinhae, tested positive and was classified as case 973. Currently, tests are underway for about 100 members of the same unit. Additionally, a man in his 20s who had contact with family members tested positive and was classified as case 982.

Two more cases related to a music club in Changwon were confirmed. A man in his 70s and a woman in her 50s tested positive and were classified as cases 996 and 997.

In Sacheon, a man in his 50s and a man in his 60s tested positive at a restaurant and a bathhouse, 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. Additionally, a man who had contact with case 903 at the bathhouse tested positive and was classified as case 974.

In Geoje, women in their 40s and 50s who had contact with confirmed cases related to a shipyard tested positive and were classified as cases 967 and 986. Subsequently, a teenage middle school student who had contact with case 967 tested positive and was classified as case 968.

Following this, a woman in her 50s tested positive and was classified as case 986. The health authorities are conducting comprehensive testing on about 440 students at the related school.

Four additional confirmed cases related to a senior day care center in Gimhae were reported. Women in their 40s, 50s, and 80s, and a man in his 60s tested positive and were classified as cases 969 to 988 and 991. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the Gimhae senior day care center to 45. A woman in her 50s who had contact with a confirmed case from Busan tested positive and was classified as case 989.

In Miryang, two additional confirmed cases related to Yoon Hospital were reported. A man in his 20s and a woman in her 40s tested positive and were classified as cases 990 and 995. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to Yoon Hospital in Miryang to 15. Additionally, a woman in her 60s with U.S. nationality tested positive and was classified as case 970.

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

A woman in her 50s confirmed in Tongyeong was related to the Geoje shipyard cases and tested positive after symptoms appeared during self-quarantine, classified as case 984.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to 996 (287 hospitalized, 707 discharged, 2 deceased).

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