Small-scale cluster infections at animal hospitals in Geoje, Gyeongnam... Total confirmed cases reach 1,104 (Comprehensive)

Geoje 10 people, Hadong 5 people, Sacheon 2 people, Changwon 1 person, Tongyeong 1 person

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

[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 Province.

As of 1:30 PM on the 22nd, Gyeongnam Province announced that 19 confirmed cases occurred: 10 in Geoje, 5 in Hadong, 2 in Sacheon, 1 in Changwon, and 1 in Tongyeong.

Among the 10 confirmed cases in Geoje, 7 tested positive after contact with patient number 1072 and were classified as numbers 1090 to 1095 and 1102. All of them are employees of Geoje's 'The Naeun 24-Hour Animal Medical Center.' The animal hospital voluntarily closed from the 21st and conducted contact testing on a total of 29 people, including employees and visitors.

Additionally, two users of the Geoje Marine Health Hot Spring tested positive and were classified as numbers 1096 and 1103. The remaining one person underwent testing after self-recognizing symptoms and was classified as number 1107.

Among the five confirmed cases in Hadong, four were acquaintances of patient number 1080 and were classified as numbers 1097 to 1100. A woman in her 60s who underwent testing on her own was confirmed positive and classified as number 1101.

Two confirmed cases also occurred in Sacheon. A man in his 50s, who was notified as a contact of a confirmed patient’s spouse, underwent testing on his own and tested positive, classified as number 1089. Another man in his 50s who had contact with a confirmed patient in the province was classified as number 1105.

A woman in her 40s in Changwon tested positive after contact with family member number 978 and showing symptoms, classified as number 1106.

A man in his 50s in Tongyeong was classified as number 1104 after contact with a confirmed patient in Gangnam.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to 1,104 (316 hospitalized, 785 discharged, 3 deceased).

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