4 Church Members Confirmed COVID-19 in Hoengseong... 'Family Transmission' Spreads Across Gangwon

As of the 19th, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Gangwon-do is 927.

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[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] Eight confirmed cases have occurred in Gangwon's Hoengseong, Gangneung, Chuncheon, and Wonju, including infections among church members and their families.

According to Gangwon Province health authorities on the 19th, after a confirmed case from Wonju visited Church A in Dunnae-myeon, Hoengseong, four church members tested positive.

The confirmed cases from Wonju were identified as a married couple who, after having a meal gathering with another confirmed couple from Wonju on the 12th, tested positive on the 18th.

Church A conducted comprehensive testing on its 85 members, and all 81 others tested negative.

On the same day in Gangneung, a man in his 70s, Mr. B, and a man in his 50s, Mr. C, tested positive due to family transmission.

Among them, Mr. B's infection route is under investigation, and Mr. C was confirmed to have had no external contact. However, the infection route of Mr. D, who had contact with Mr. C before his infection, remains unclear.

Additionally, in Chuncheon, one resident who had contact with a confirmed case from Jecheon City, Chungbuk, tested positive, and in Wonju, one resident who had contact with two confirmed cases from the same area also tested positive.

As a result, the cumulative confirmed cases are 12 in Hoengseong, 83 in Gangneung, 128 in Chuncheon, and 267 in Wonju, bringing the total cumulative confirmed cases in Gangwon Province to 927 as of the 19th.

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