19 Additional Confirmed Cases in Gyeongnam's Chain Transmission... One Patient in Their 80s Passes Away

Shin Jong-woo, Director of Welfare and Health Bureau, Gyeongnam Province.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] In Gyeongnam, additional COVID-19 infections continue to rise, including one patient who died while undergoing treatment for the novel coronavirus infection.

On the 20th, Gyeongnam Province announced that 19 new cases were confirmed: 7 in Geoje, 3 each in Changwon and Gimhae, and 2 each in Yangsan, Sacheon, and Jinju.

In Geoje, 7 cases were confirmed. Three men in their 40s, 50s, and 60s who had contact related to a screen golf course tested positive and were classified as cases 1049, 1051, and 1052.

Bathhouse infections continue as well. A man in his 70s and a man in his 40s, family members of case 1007, used the same bathhouse and tested positive, classified as cases 1050 and 1058. Additionally, a man in his 30s of Indian nationality and a woman in her 30s who entered from the UK also tested positive and were classified as cases 1048 and 1047.

In Changwon, a woman in her 20s who works at a hospital in Changwon tested positive and was classified as case 1055.

So far, 8 confirmed cases, including medical staff, have been reported at this hospital.

A man in his 20s with an unknown infection route also tested positive and was classified as case 1060. One person tested positive through an anonymous drive-through test and was classified as case 1059.

In Gimhae, 3 people tested positive during tests for release from self-quarantine. A woman in her 20s and a woman in her 50s related to the Gimhae Senior Daycare Center also tested positive and were classified as cases 1053 and 1054.

A woman in her 30s related to the Changwon music club also tested positive and was classified as case 1061. The number of confirmed cases related to the Changwon music club has increased to 21.

In Sacheon, a man in his 50s tested positive and was classified as case 1056. A man in his 50s, a family member of the confirmed case, was also infected and classified as case 1057.

In Yangsan, a man and a woman in their 60s with unknown infection routes tested positive and were classified as cases 1062 and 1063.

In Jinju, a man in his 60s and a woman in her 50s with unknown infection routes tested positive and were classified as cases 1064 and 1065.

The number of deaths increased by one. An 80-year-old patient who was confirmed positive on the 17th and was receiving treatment at Gyeongsang National University Hospital in Jinju died on this day.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province rose to 1,067 (319 hospitalized, 740 discharged, 3 deceased).

Shin Jong-woo, Director of the Welfare and Health Bureau of the province, said, “Following the designation of the National Masan Hospital as an infectious disease-dedicated hospital, the Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service Changwon Hospital has also been designated as an infectious disease-dedicated hospital. Once beds at Changwon Hospital are secured, the total number of COVID-19 beds in the region, including those at residential treatment centers, will increase to 690.”

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