Gyeongnam Province Reports 17 New COVID-19 Cases... Total Confirmed Cases Reach 1,081 (Comprehensive Report 2)

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

[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 5 p.m. on the 21st, Gyeongnam Province announced that 21 new confirmed cases have been reported: 6 in Geoje, 4 in Changwon, 3 each in Miryang and Hadong, 2 each in Sacheon and Jinju, and 1 in Yangsan.

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 patients’ family members. The remaining three men and women in their 50s all tested positive after contact with confirmed patients within the province and were classified as cases 1068, 1075, and 1076.

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 tested positive after being tested at an anonymous screening clinic and was classified as case 1073. Two men in their 50s and 60s who had contact with case 1060, a family member, tested positive and were classified as cases 1082 and 1086, respectively.

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. Subsequently, a woman in her 40s also tested positive and was classified as case 1085.

In Miryang, a woman in her 70s tested positive and was classified as case 1081.

Two medical staff members at Yoon Hospital, a woman in her 70s and a woman in her 20s, tested positive and were classified as cases 1084 and 1088. The number of confirmed cases related to Yoon Hospital has increased to 19.

A man in his 50s in Jinju, a family member of case 1055, was classified as case 1074. A man in his 50s with an unknown infection route tested positive and was classified as case 1087.

A woman in her 90s in Yangsan, 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 1,085 (322 hospitalized, 760 discharged, 3 deceased).

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