Sporadic Infections Continue Across Gwangju... Cumulative Total Reaches 1,086

Ongoing Residual Fires from Medical Sports Clubs and Churches

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] On the last day of this year, the 31st, sporadic infections continued across Gwangju Metropolitan City.

According to Gwangju City, by 2 p.m. on that day, 5 more people were confirmed positive, classified as Gwangju cases 1082 to 1086.

Among them, Gwangju 1082 and 1086 are confirmed cases related to the Gwangju Cheongsa Church, which had a cumulative total of 39 cases until the previous day. Both tested positive after symptoms appeared during self-quarantine. The cumulative confirmed cases related to Gwangju Cheongsa Church increased to 41.

Gwangju 1083 is a close contact of Gwangju 1074, who was confirmed positive the previous day, and is a case of transmission within the family.

Gwangju 1084 is an nth-generation infection derived from Seoul Yeongdeungpo-gu case 418 (related to G3 Center sermons). The cumulative confirmed cases reached 16.

Gwangju 1085 is a confirmed case related to the doctors' sports club. Since the index patient Gwangju 1049 (a doctor at Chonnam National University Hospital) related to the doctors' sports club was identified on the 27th, nth-generation infections have spread to other hospitals, acquaintances, and family members, resulting in a cumulative total of 16 infections (4 club members and 12 family and acquaintances).

The reason the chain of infections centered on doctors was revealed to be connected through the sports club is due to an in-depth epidemiological investigation related to Gwangju 1066, a doctor at Singa Hospital who was previously confirmed positive.

During the investigation, it was found that Gwangju cases 964, 1052, 1066, and 1079 were all members of the doctors' sports club, and the health authorities believe that their dining gathering on the 17th was the starting point of the nth-generation infections.

Subsequently, their family members and fellow doctors were also confirmed positive one after another.

The health authorities completed the first epidemiological investigation of six hospitals related to the doctors' sports club (Gwangju City Hospital, Gwangju Suwan Hospital, Chonnam National University Hospital, Naju Hangaram Internal Medicine, Singa Hospital, and Gwangju Sangmu Hospital), and imposed self-quarantine measures on 165 close contacts.

Additional investigations at Gwangju Sangmu Hospital are scheduled for that day, and the health authorities expect the number of people in self-quarantine to increase.

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