41 Confirmed Cases Including Nursing Home Infections in Incheon... Total 2,285 Cases

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] Incheon City announced on the 20th that 41 people, including patient A related to a nursing home in Bupyeong-gu, tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

Among them, 28 are contacts of previously confirmed cases, and 2 are confirmed cases related to small-scale cluster infections within the region. Another 2 tested positive after entering the country from overseas. The infection routes of the remaining 9 new confirmed cases are under investigation.

Patient A, who lives in Gyeyang-gu, is a family member of a worker at the nursing home in Bupyeong-gu where a recent cluster infection occurred. The first test was negative, but a retest before the end of self-quarantine showed a positive result.

With the addition of patient A as an infected person on this day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to the Bupyeong-gu nursing home increased to 39.

Regarding another cluster infection at a cleaning service company in Yeonsu-gu, one more infected person was added, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases related to this cluster to 16. This confirmed case is also a family member of an employee at the cleaning service company, who tested negative in the first test but positive in the test before the end of self-quarantine.

The new confirmed cases by region on this day are 13 in Namdong-gu, 9 in Yeonsu-gu, 7 in Seo-gu, 6 in Bupyeong-gu, 4 in Michuhol-gu, 1 in Dong-gu, and 1 in Gyeyang-gu.

As of the previous day, 26 out of 27 beds dedicated to severe patients in Incheon City are in use.

Out of 444 infectious disease dedicated beds in Incheon City, 210 are in use, with an operation rate of 47.3%.

Three living treatment centers with a total capacity of 450 people have 329 residents, recording an operation rate of 73.1%.

As of this day, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Incheon area is 2,285.

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