Cluster Infection at Animal Hospital in Geoje, Gyeongnam... Total Confirmed Cases Reach 1,110 (Comprehensive 2)

[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 5 p.m. on the 22nd, Gyeongnam Province announced that 25 confirmed cases were reported: 11 in Geoje, 5 in Hadong, 2 each in Sacheon, Changwon, and Jinju, and 1 each in Gimhae, Yangsan, and Tongyeong.

Among the 11 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 these are employees of Geoje's 'The Naeun 24-Hour Animal Medical Center.' The total number of confirmed cases related to this hospital is 8.

Additionally, two users of the Geoje Seawater Health Hot Springs tested positive and were classified as numbers 1096 and 1103. Patient number 1107 tested positive after voluntarily getting tested upon feeling symptoms. Patient number 1019, who works at a hospital in Geoje, has an unknown infection route.

Among the 5 confirmed cases in Hadong, 4 are acquaintances of patient number 1080 and were classified as numbers 1097 to 1100. A woman in her 60s who voluntarily got tested 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 and voluntarily got tested, was 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 was classified as number 1106. A man in his 50s, a colleague of Busan patient number 1515, tested positive and was classified as number 1113.

In Jinju, a man in his 70s and a woman in her 20s with unknown infection routes tested positive and were classified as numbers 1111 and 1112, respectively.

In Gimhae, a man in his 50s tested positive and was classified as number 1109.

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

In Yangsan, a man in his 20s, a family contact of Busan patient number 1518, tested positive and was classified as number 1108.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to a total of 1,110 (322 hospitalized, 785 discharged, 3 deceased).

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