14 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Overnight in Gwangju Including Hyojeong Nursing Hospital... Total 23 Cases in One Day

Gwangju Hyojeong Nursing Hospital.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] A new cluster of confirmed COVID-19 cases related to Gwangju Hyojeong Nursing Hospital has emerged.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 5th, 14 additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed overnight, newly registered as cases 1221 to 1234.

Among them, 10 confirmed cases (1223, 1226?1234) are related to the recent intense cluster infection at Hyojeong Nursing Hospital.

In total, 78 people including nurses, caregivers, and inpatients have tested positive in connection with Hyojeong Nursing Hospital.

Case 1221 was confirmed to be related to Evergreen Silver House (a nursing home). The total number of confirmed cases related to Evergreen Silver House is 68.

Case 1222 was classified as a close contact of case 939, who was confirmed positive on the 22nd of last month, and tested positive during a pre-release test while under self-quarantine.

Cases 1224 and 1225 are linked to case 1113, whose infection route has not yet been identified. Case 1113 tested positive on the 2nd and is currently receiving isolation treatment at the Gwangju Living Treatment Center.

Meanwhile, a total of 23 people were confirmed positive in the Gwangju area on the 4th.

Among them, 13 are related to Hyojeong Nursing Hospital, 8 are related to contact with previously confirmed cases, 1 is related to Evergreen Silver House, and 1 is under investigation for the infection route.

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