One Confirmed Case Each at Nursing Home, Doctor, and Prison in Gwangju... Total 1,067 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] In Gwangju Metropolitan City, three additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed, with one each related to Evergreen Nursing Home, medical staff at Chonnam National University Hospital, and Gwangju Prison.

According to Gwangju City on the 29th, as of 2 p.m. that day, three more cases were confirmed, classified as Gwangju cases 1065 to 1067.

Gwangju case 1065 was found to have visited Ok Public Sauna in Unam-dong, Buk-gu, which was also visited by Gwangju case 885, a care worker at Evergreen Nursing Home who was confirmed positive on the 21st.

This sauna is one of the locations where secondary infections related to Evergreen Nursing Home occurred.

Gwangju case 1066 was identified as a contact of Gwangju case 1049, a medical staff member at Chonnam National University Hospital. With this, the number of related confirmed cases following case 1049 has increased to six, including cases 1050, 1052, 1053, 1055, 1056, and 1066.

Gwangju case 1067, an inmate at Gwangju Prison, tested positive during a test conducted before release from solitary confinement on the 28th.

Previously, quarantine authorities conducted a full investigation of 490 prison staff and 2,000 inmates at Gwangju Prison.

The quarantine authorities explained that the cumulative confirmed cases related to Gwangju Prison include 4 staff members, 21 inmates, and 6 family members or acquaintances of staff.

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