Gyeongnam, Infection Sparks Intensify... 38 New Confirmed Cases (Comprehensive Report 2)

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

As of 5 p.m. on the 31st, Gyeongnam Province announced that 38 confirmed cases occurred: 16 in Jinju, 7 in Changwon, 7 in Sacheon, 3 in Sancheong, 3 in Yangsan, and 1 each in Gimhae and Geoje.

Among the 16 confirmed cases in Jinju, 7 were confirmed at gatherings with acquaintances and were classified as cases 1287?1290, 1299, 1300, and 1313.

Five confirmed cases with unknown infection routes were classified as cases 1292?1294, 1314, and 1321, and three who had contact with confirmed patients’ families were classified as cases 1309?1311.

Additionally, one person related to the Hadong cluster outbreak was classified as case 1291. This brings the cumulative confirmed cases related to the Hadong cluster outbreak to 20.

Five confirmed cases residing in Masan, Changwon City, are church members of a church in Masan, Changwon, classified as cases 1302?1306. Also, two family members of cases 1285 and 1264 tested positive and were classified as cases 1301 and 1323.

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

Among the seven confirmed cases in Sacheon, two tested positive after contact with case 1273 and were classified as cases 1296 and 1297. The remaining five were confirmed after contact with confirmed patients in the province and were classified as cases 1315?1319.

Among the three confirmed cases in Yangsan, one tested positive after contact with a confirmed patient in Ulsan and was classified as case 1298, while two men with unknown infection routes were classified as cases 1320 and 1324.

The one confirmed case in Gimhae tested positive after contact with a confirmed patient in Busan and was classified as case 1312.

Finally, one confirmed case in Geoje with an unknown infection route was classified as case 1322.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province increased to 1,321 (284 hospitalized, 1,033 discharged, 4 deceased).

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