26 Confirmed Cases Over Two Days During Holiday in Gangwon... Cluster Outbreak at Religious Facility in Wonju

Wonju 11 People, Sokcho 6 People, Gangneung 4 People, Donghae 3 People, Chuncheon and Hwacheon 1 Person Each

Church Facility Disinfection [Reference Photo]

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] On the second day of the New Year's holiday, February 2, 26 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Gangwon Province.

According to the provincial health authorities, a total of 26 people tested positive that day: 11 in Wonju, 6 in Sokcho, 4 in Gangneung, 3 in Donghae, and 1 each in Chuncheon and Hwacheon. Among them, a large cluster of cases emerged at a religious facility in Wonju.

On that day, 11 people tested positive at Church A in Wonju, including 8 church members, 2 contacts of local confirmed cases, and 1 contact of a confirmed case from Seoul. Notably, 7 cases had been confirmed at Church A the previous day (February 1).

Wonju City issued a ban on gatherings at the religious facility as cluster infections spread centered around it, and plans to conduct focused inspections of religious facilities over the weekend.

In Sokcho, 6 people tested positive, including 2 inpatients at Sokcho Medical Center, and epidemiological investigations are underway. In Gangneung, 4 people tested positive while in self-quarantine, including 1 contact of a Donghae confirmed case. The Donghae contact had been self-quarantining after discharge from Donghae Hospital, where a cluster infection occurred.

Among the 4 confirmed cases in Gangneung, 2 were contacts of Donghae cases, while the infection routes of the others are unclear. In Donghae, there were 3 cases: 1 contact of a local confirmed case, 1 contact of a Gangneung confirmed case, and 1 with an unknown infection route.

In Chuncheon, one resident who had visited the metropolitan area tested positive, and in Hwacheon, a person in their 70s who was self-quarantining after contact with a confirmed case from Incheon tested positive.

As of that afternoon, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Gangwon Province rose to 1,291, with 348 in Wonju, 71 in Sokcho, 119 in Gangneung, 152 in Donghae, 165 in Chuncheon, and 17 in Hwacheon.

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