Gyeongnam Province Reports 17 New COVID-19 Cases... Total Confirmed Cases Reach 1,081 (Comprehensive)

6 People in Geoje, 3 in Changwon, 2 Each in Sacheon, Miryang, Hadong, and 1 Each in Yangsan and Jinju

Shin Jong-woo, Director of Welfare and Health Bureau. (Photo by Gyeongnam Provincial Government)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] As the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea shows no signs of slowing down, additional confirmed cases continue to emerge in Gyeongnam Province.

As of 1:30 PM on the 21st, Gyeongnam Province announced that 17 new confirmed cases have been reported: 6 in Geoje, 3 in Changwon, 2 each in Sacheon, Miryang, and Hadong, and 1 each in Yangsan and Jinju.

Among the 6 confirmed cases in Geoje, three women in their 20s to 60s were classified as cases 1069, 1070, and 1072 after coming into contact with confirmed family members. The remaining three men and women in their 50s were all classified as cases 1068, 1075, and 1076 after testing positive following contact with confirmed cases within the province.

In Changwon, a woman in her 80s who had contact with case 839 tested positive and was classified as case 1071. A man in his 40s who tested positive after being tested at an anonymous screening clinic was classified as case 1073. A man in his 50s who had contact with family member case 1060 was also confirmed positive and classified as case 1082.

In Sacheon, two women in their 70s tested positive after contact with case 1057 and were classified as cases 1077 and 1078.

In Hadong, two men and women in their 60s with unknown infection routes were classified as cases 1079 and 1080, respectively.

In Miryang, two women in their 70s were confirmed positive, one of whom was related to Miryang Yun Hospital, and were classified as cases 1081 and 1084.

A man in his 50s in Jinju, who is a family member of case 1055, was classified as case 1074.

A woman in her 90s in Yangsan, who is a family member of case 1062, was classified as case 1083.

Accordingly, the total cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has risen to 1,081 (319 hospitalized, 759 discharged, 3 deceased).

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