25 People 'Mass Confirmed' Overnight in Gwangju... 36 Cases Reported in One Day

Various Infection Routes Including Nursing Homes... 3 Cases Unidentified

Second Highest Number with 39 Confirmed on August 26

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] In Gwangju, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased by 25 overnight, bringing the total confirmed cases in one day to 36.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 23rd, the 25 newly confirmed cases were registered as numbers 917 to 941.

Eleven cases are related to the BTJ Sangju Yeolbang Center, six to Evergreen Silver House (nursing home), one to a similar door-to-door sales group, two to confirmed cases from other regions, one to Gwangju Christian Hospital, one to Gwangju case number 906, and three with unknown infection routes.

Cases 918, 919, 922, 924, 925, 927, 928, 928, 930, 932, and 938 were confirmed to be related to the BTJ Sangju Yeolbang Center.

Among these, cases 918 and 919, related to Gwangju Seongil Church, were confirmed positive while in quarantine, and the others were related to Seorim Church Suwan and Gwangju Dongyang Church, confirmed positive during pre-release testing while in self-quarantine.

With 11 new cases confirmed today, the total number of confirmed cases related to the BTJ Sangju Yeolbang Center has risen to 42.

Cases 917, 920, 923, 926, 936, and 937 are related to Evergreen Silver House. Cases 936 and 937 are nursing care workers, and the others were confirmed as secondary infections at Ok Public Sauna. Ok Public Sauna was visited on the morning of the 14th by case 885, who was previously confirmed positive.

Case 921 is related to a similar door-to-door sales group, case 933 is a family member of Seocho District case 746, and case 931 was in contact with Seongnam case 754.

Case 940 is a contact of case 906, confirmed the previous day, and case 939 is related to Gwangju Christian Hospital.

Including the 11 cases previously announced in the Gwangju area, the total of 36 confirmed cases in one day on the 22nd is the second highest since 39 cases were reported on August 26.

Meanwhile, up to now, a total of 281,915 people in Gwangju have undergone COVID-19 diagnostic testing, with 941 confirmed positive. Among them, 775 have recovered and been discharged, and 4 have died. Currently, 1,388 people are awaiting test results, and 1,971 are in quarantine after contact with confirmed cases.

Since 14 confirmed cases on the 19th, the spread has been rapidly increasing with 13 on the 20th, 26 on the 21st, and 36 on the 22nd.

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