42 New COVID-19 Cases in Incheon...Infectious Disease Dedicated Bed Occupancy Rate at 68%

A temporary screening clinic has been set up and is operating in front of Exit 6 of Samseong Station, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] As of 5 PM on the 2nd, Incheon City announced that 42 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been added.

Among the 42 new confirmed cases, 25 are contacts of existing confirmed cases. There are 3 confirmed cases related to local cluster infections, and 14 confirmed cases are under investigation for their infection routes.

At a nursing hospital in Gyeyang-gu, 7 out of about 70 staff members who undergo regular weekly testing tested positive. About 70 residents are also undergoing specimen testing, and the results are pending.

Additionally, 2 more cases related to a religious facility in Namdong-gu were confirmed, increasing the cumulative total to 28, and 1 more case related to a day and night care center in Seo-gu was confirmed, bringing the total to 10.

A social service agent working at Seo-gu Office Station on Incheon Subway Line 2 also tested positive for COVID-19, prompting an emergency disinfection of the entire Seo-gu Office Station.

Incheon Transit Corporation stated that the social service agent was recently infected while volunteering at a welfare facility for the disabled, and it was confirmed that there was no direct contact with subway passengers.

As of today, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Incheon area is 3,014.

Meanwhile, as of the previous afternoon, Incheon City is using 284 out of 417 dedicated infectious disease hospital beds (operating rate 68.1%), and 35 out of 48 beds for severe patients (72.9%) are in use. Four living treatment centers currently have 344 residents out of a capacity of 746.

Incheon City operates 13 temporary screening clinics (2 each in Yeonsu-gu, Bupyeong-gu, Seo-gu, and 1 each in other districts) in addition to 31 existing screening clinics to block asymptomatic infection sources.

If you have suspected COVID-19 symptoms, or if family members or cohabitants at the same facility have suspected symptoms, or if you have visited an institution or place where confirmed cases have occurred, you can visit a screening clinic to receive a free COVID-19 diagnostic test even if you have no symptoms.

Furthermore, the city is conducting a 'Family Unit Testing' campaign to suppress transmission among family members, and actively encourages testing for friends, acquaintances, and workers in 3C (Closed spaces, Crowded places, Close-contact settings) facilities such as call centers.

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