13 BH Korea-Related Cases Confirmed in Four Days... Gwangju Total Reaches 873

As of 2 PM on the 20th, 3 more people related to BH Korea... Total 13

9 secondary infections from case 843 on the 18th-19th

On the 17th, BH Korea official first confirmed case 843

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Secondary infections derived from a business registered as a distribution company in Gwangju Metropolitan City are occurring consecutively. The business is registered as a company distributing bags and handbags.

According to Gwangju City on the 20th, among the 7 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases announced at 2 p.m. that day (5 local infections, 2 imported), 3 cases (Gwangju 869~871) were confirmed as secondary infections related to ‘BH Korea’.

The quarantine authorities have announced the infection route as ‘Gwangju 843’ whenever related confirmed cases appeared, starting from Gwangju 843, who was the first confirmed case related to BH Korea on the 17th. This meant that the cases were either close contacts of 843 or had overlapping movement paths with contact history.

However, the quarantine authorities explained that from now on, even if secondary infections related to this index patient occur, the infection route will be unified as ‘BH Korea’ instead of Gwangju 843. In other words, even if someone tests positive after contact with 843, they will be recorded as related to BH Korea.

Without additional explanation from the quarantine authorities, it is impossible to know whether the newly confirmed BH Korea-related cases 869~871 had contact with 843. This contrasts with quarantine authorities in other cities and provinces nationwide, who clarify infection routes considering the risk of secondary infections.

The confirmed cases related to 843, including the index patient himself, have been counted as 10 people: 848, 849, 850, 853, 858, 862, 863, 864, and 865.

As of 2 p.m. that day, the total number of confirmed cases related to BH Korea was 13: 1 on the 17th (843), 9 on the 18th-19th (secondary infections related to 843), and 3 on the 20th (869~871).

Meanwhile, the newly added cases 867~868 have not yet had their infection routes and movement paths confirmed, and cases 872~873, who entered from Russia, were confirmed positive while in self-quarantine at the Fire Academy, so no additional movement paths have been identified.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the Gwangju area is 873.

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