4 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Gwangju... 3 Linked to Nursing Hospital

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The spread related to the large-scale group infection that occurred at Gwangju Hyojeong Nursing Hospital during the recent holiday is intensifying.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 4th, 4 additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed on this day, increasing the total confirmed cases to 1,215.

Cases 1212, 1213, and 1215 are related to Hyojeong Nursing Hospital. They include one nurse working at the nursing hospital, one family member of a caregiver, and one church member who attended worship with an existing confirmed patient.

Case 1214 is related to case 1113, confirmed on the 2nd. The infection route of case 1113 is still under investigation.

Meanwhile, in the Gwangju area, there have recently been 67 cases related to Evergreen Silver House (nursing home), 68 cases related to Hyojeong Nursing Hospital, 47 cases related to Cheongsa Church, and 23 cases related to the Doctors' Association.

Regarding Hyojeong Nursing Hospital, from the 31st of last month to the 1st of this month, 7 workers tested positive through preemptive testing at high-risk facilities. Subsequently, 58 people tested positive on the 3rd, and 3 more were added on this day, bringing the total to 68.

Among them, 53 are hospitalized patients, 11 are staff members, and 4 are family members and acquaintances.

Currently, health authorities are classifying patients into categories such as confirmed cases, non-contact persons, and close contacts, and have begun spatial separation by group.

All negative patients are being transferred to other nursing hospitals, and PCR tests will be conducted on workers every 3 days. Rapid antigen tests will be conducted between PCR tests.

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