Chungbuk Reports 103 New COVID-19 Cases Yesterday... 10 Additional Cases Confirmed Today (Update)

On the 19th, 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Chungbuk. Photo by Asia Economy

[Asia Economy Reporter Hana Na] Amid ongoing cluster chain infections at nursing hospitals and churches in Chungbuk, 10 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in Chungbuk on the 19th.

According to Chungbuk Province, from midnight to 4 p.m. on the day, five new confirmed cases each were reported in Cheongju and Jecheon.

In Cheongju, a man in his 40s, Mr. A, and his child under 10 tested positive. They are family members of a man in his 40s who was confirmed positive the previous day.

A man in his 50s, Mr. B, who had contact with a staff member at Cheongju Chamsarang Nursing Home where a cluster infection occurred the day before, also tested positive.

Additionally, a person in their 20s working at the Education Library under the Chungbuk Office of Education was confirmed positive.

The Office of Education has closed the library and is conducting diagnostic tests on about 60 employees.

Also, a man in his 60s, Mr. C, whose infection route is unknown, tested positive, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases in Cheongju to 292.

In Jecheon, a man in his 70s who visited Myeongji Hospital, which is under cohort isolation, and a cleaner at the hospital were additionally confirmed positive. A man in his 60s, Mr. D, classified as a contact of a caregiver at this hospital, tested positive while self-isolating. This brings the total confirmed cases related to the hospital to 16.

Family members in their 80s and teens of confirmed cases related to a church in Jecheon, where the infection chain has not been broken, also tested positive during self-isolation. Including them, the number of confirmed cases related to this church reached 25, and the cumulative new confirmed cases in Jecheon rose to 215.

In Chungbuk, 103 people were confirmed in clusters at Chamsarang Nursing Home and Eumseong Somang Hospital, and with 10 new cases added on this day, the cumulative confirmed cases in the region increased to 766.

Meanwhile, this is the first time since the first wave that triple-digit cases have been reported in non-metropolitan areas.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.