Third Confirmed Case Reported in Wando, Jeonnam

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] One additional confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has been reported in Wando, Jeonnam.

According to Wando County on the 25th, the confirmed patient A, who tested positive on that day, is an elderly man in his 80s residing in Gogeum-myeon. He was hospitalized at Gwangju Christian Hospital from the 5th to the 19th for back surgery, was discharged on the 19th, stayed one night at his child's house in Gwangju, and arrived at his home in Gogeum-myeon by his child's car on the 20th.

On the 21st, Mr. A was classified as a close contact of a nursing assistant (Gwangju No. 876) at Gwangju Christian Hospital by the Nam-gu Public Health Center in Gwangju. While under self-quarantine at home, he tested negative in the first diagnostic test, then underwent a second test at 5 p.m. on the 24th, and tested positive at 1 a.m. on the 25th, becoming the third confirmed case in Wando.

A Wando County official stated, "The confirmed patient has been under self-quarantine at home since the 21st, and there are no contacts," adding, "Disinfection has been completed at the Gogeum-myeon residence."

Meanwhile, following the confirmed cases of an elderly couple in their 80s on August 27, this is the third new confirmed case in Wando.

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