The Spark of Infection from Gyeongnam Holiday Travel is Growing... 25 Confirmed Cases Overnight

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] The spark of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) is rapidly growing in Gyeongnam Province after the holiday.

As of 10 a.m. on the 31st, Gyeongnam Province announced that 25 confirmed cases have been reported: 13 in Jinju, 6 in Changwon, 3 in Sancheong, 2 in Sacheon, and 1 in Yangsan.

First, 13 confirmed cases occurred in Jinju, classified as numbers 1287 to 1290, 1296, 1297, 1299, and 1300.

Three confirmed cases with unknown infection routes were classified as numbers 1292 to 1294, and three others who had contact with confirmed patients' families were classified as numbers 1309 to 1311.

Also, one person related to the Sancheong cluster outbreak was classified as number 1291.

All six confirmed cases in Masan, Changwon, tested positive after contact with case number 1285, whose infection route is unknown, and were classified as numbers 1301 to 1306.

Among the three confirmed cases in Sancheong, two were related to the Sancheong cluster outbreak and classified as numbers 1307 and 1308, while a man who had contact with case number 1087 was classified as number 1295.

The two confirmed cases in Sacheon tested positive after contact with case number 1273 and were classified as numbers 1296 and 1297.

The one confirmed case in Yangsan tested positive after contact with a confirmed case in Ulsan and was classified as number 1298.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 1,308 (304 hospitalized, 1,000 discharged, 4 deceased).

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