Gwangju's Spread Shows No Sign of Slowing... Multiple Nth Infections with Local Transmission and Unknown Infection Routes Emerge

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] On the 19th, six COVID-19 confirmed cases were reported simultaneously in Gwangju Metropolitan City, putting the quarantine authorities on high alert.

According to Gwangju City, as of 6 p.m. that day, six additional cases were confirmed, classified as Gwangju cases 855 to 860.

Including two cases (Gwangju 853 and 854) who were notified positive earlier the same day, a total of eight confirmed cases have been reported so far.

Depending on additional test results overnight, the number of confirmed cases that day is likely to exceed 10.

Case 855 resides in Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do, and the infection route and movement path are currently being traced.

Case 856 is a contact of Jeonbuk case 656, who was confirmed positive in another region on the same day. Jeonbuk case 656 is reported by the quarantine authorities to be related to a nursing hospital in Sunchang.

Case 857 is linked to Gwangju case 782, confirmed on the 11th. Case 782 is a pastor of Songha Gospel Church, one of the cluster infection routes originating from churches in the Gwangju area, and is a secondary infection case from Hwasun Jeonnam National University Hospital.

In Gwangju, cluster infections related to five churches (including G3 Center) continue unabated. According to the most recent church-related status announced by the quarantine authorities: ▲ Songha Gospel Church 6 cases ▲ Gwangju Dongyang Church 6 cases ▲ Seorim Church Suwan Worship Hall 1 case ▲ G3 Center in Nam-gu 7 cases (6 members of Podowon Church, 1 pastor from another region) ▲ Gwangju Seongil Church 1 case.

Case 858 is a contact of Gwangju case 848. Case 848 is a confirmed case whose infection route is presumed to be Gwangju case 843, considered the index patient. There are four confirmed cases related to case 843: 848, 849, 850, and 853.

Cases 859 and 860, residents of Geumho-dong, Seo-gu, are contacts of Gwangju case 854, who lives in the same area, but their infection routes have not been confirmed.

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