Fear of n-th Infection Spread in Gwangju... 8 More Cases Related to Gwangju No. 843 in Two Days

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] On the 19th, 14 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Gwangju Metropolitan City in just one day. In particular, cases related to Gwangju patient number 843 are rapidly increasing.

According to Gwangju City on the 20th, including 6 newly confirmed cases as of midnight the previous day and 8 previously confirmed cases, the total number of daily confirmed cases was 14.

The 6 cases reported overnight are numbered Gwangju 861 to 866, classified as 5 local transmissions and 1 imported case.

Patient 861, a resident of Gyelim-dong, Dong-gu, was confirmed positive on the 7th and is a contact of Gwangju patient 751, whose infection route is under investigation. He tested positive in a test conducted before the end of self-quarantine, and the health authorities have confirmed that there are no additional movement paths.

Secondary infections are continuing centered around Gwangju patient 843, whose infection route has not been identified.

Patients 862 to 865 are contacts of patient 843.

The number of confirmed cases related to patient 843, who was confirmed positive on the 17th, has increased to 8, including patients 848, 849, 850, 853, 862, 863, 864, and 865. Within just two days of the initial diagnosis, secondary infections related to patient 843 are spreading rapidly.

It was investigated that patient 843 visited a coffee shop and a restaurant in Dong-gu without wearing a mask several days before testing positive.

Patient 866 was confirmed positive while in quarantine at the Fire Academy after arriving from Mexico.

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