Gyeongnam Hot Springs and Restaurants Infections Continue... Cumulative Confirmed Cases 1,126 (Comprehensive)

A total of 16 new confirmed cases including employees of Geoje Animal Hospital, hot springs, and restaurants

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

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] The cumulative number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Gyeongnam is surpassing the 1,000 mark.

As of 1:30 PM on the 23rd, Gyeongnam Province announced that 16 confirmed cases occurred: 5 in Hadong, 5 in Geoje, 2 in Gimhae, 2 in Miryang, and 1 each in Changwon and Jinju.

Among the 5 confirmed cases in Hadong, 3 employees of a restaurant located in Geoje were classified as cases 1120 to 1122. The remaining 2 were contacts of case 1097 and were classified as cases 1115 and 1116.

Among the 5 confirmed cases in Geoje, men and women in their 50s and 60s tested positive after using the Haesuboyang Hot Springs and were classified as cases 1119 and 1127. Two men, a visitor to a Geoje animal hospital and a family member of an employee, also tested positive and were classified as cases 1123 and 1128 respectively. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the Geoje animal hospital to 10. The remaining case is a man in his 20s with an unknown infection route, classified as case 1118.

The 2 confirmed cases in Gimhae were a welfare facility worker in Gimhae and a confirmed case related to Miryang Yun Hospital, classified as cases 1117 and 1124.

Two confirmed cases also occurred in Miryang. A woman in her 50s tested positive after contact with case 738 and was classified as case 1114. Additionally, a woman in her 20s, related to Miryang Yun Hospital, tested positive during a pre-release quarantine test and was classified as case 1126.

The confirmed cases in Jinju and Changwon self-reported symptoms, underwent testing, and were confirmed positive, classified as cases 1125 and 1129. Their infection routes are under investigation.

Accordingly, the current cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 1,126 (321 hospitalized, 802 discharged, 3 deceased).

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