'Gwangju COVID-19 Spread Looks Serious' 23 Cases Overnight... 36 Confirmed in One Day

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] In Gwangju, 23 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed overnight. With various infection routes, the spread of COVID-19 in the region is becoming serious.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 25th, 23 people were confirmed positive for COVID-19 overnight, bringing the total number of confirmed cases for the day to 36.

Case 970 was confirmed to have had contact with Jinju case 154, a confirmed patient from another region, and case 971 was investigated as related to the recently spreading Jeju 7080 Live Cafe cluster.

Cases 972 to 974 and 990 to 992 were in contact with or related to case 959, whose infection route has not yet been identified.

Cases 975 to 978 tested positive before the end of their self-quarantine. Case 975 is related to the missionary facility BTJ Yeolbang Center, and three others were in self-quarantine after contact with Gwangju case 802, who is related to Seoul Yeongdeungpo-gu case 418 confirmed on the 13th.

Cases 979 to 989, totaling 11 people, are residents and a caregiver (case 989) of Evergreen Silver House (a nursing home). A total of 41 confirmed cases related to the nursing home have occurred, including secondary infections at a sauna and housewarming party.

In the Gwangju area, following 14 confirmed cases on the 19th, 13 on the 20th, 26 on the 21st, 36 on the 22nd, 15 on the 23rd, and 36 on the 24th, there have been double-digit confirmed cases for six consecutive days.

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