Gyeongnam Province Reports 15 New COVID-19 Cases Overnight... Total Cases Reach 1,100

Geoje 9 People, Hadong 5 People, Sacheon 1 Person

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Amid the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea, double-digit confirmed cases continue to occur in Gyeongnam as well.

As of 10 a.m. on the 22nd, Gyeongnam Province announced that 15 confirmed cases were reported, including 9 in Geoje, 5 in Hadong, and 1 in Sacheon.

Among the 9 confirmed cases in Geoje, 7 tested positive after contact with patient number 1072 and were classified as numbers 1090 to 1095 and 1102. Additionally, a woman in her 20s who is a family member of patient 1066 and a woman in her 50s who had contact with patient 1007 tested positive and were classified as numbers 1096 and 1103, respectively.

Among the 4 confirmed cases in Hadong, 3 were contacts of patient 1080 and were classified as numbers 1098 to 1100. A woman in her 60s with an unknown infection route was classified as number 1101.

In Sacheon, a man in his 50s with an unknown infection route tested positive and was classified as number 1089.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to 1,100 (337 hospitalized, 760 discharged, 3 deceased).

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