18 New COVID-19 Cases Reported in Gyeongnam... Total Confirmed Cases Reach 1,475 (Comprehensive Report 1)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] The spark of new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Gyeongnam Province has not been extinguished.

As of 1:30 PM on the 6th, Gyeongnam Province announced that 18 confirmed cases have occurred: 8 in Jinju, 4 in Changwon, 2 in Gimhae, 2 in Yangsan, 1 in Geoje, and 1 in Hadong.

Among the 8 confirmed cases in Jinju, 6 are family members of confirmed cases within the province and have been classified as numbers 1462 to 1466 and 1476.

In particular, 3 of them are students attending an elementary school in Jinju City, where a screening clinic has been set up to conduct tests on faculty and students.

One person who developed symptoms during self-quarantine was tested and confirmed positive, classified as number 1476.

Two people who visited a public bathhouse in Jinju, recently visited by confirmed cases in the province, tested positive and were classified as numbers 1477 and 1478.

Among the 4 confirmed cases in Changwon, 2 who were infected by family and acquaintances were classified as numbers 1469 and 1475.

One person who had contact with a confirmed case in Seoul developed symptoms during quarantine, was tested, and classified as number 1467.

Also, one person with an unknown infection route developed symptoms on their own, was tested, and classified as number 1468.

Among the 2 confirmed cases in Gimhae, one was classified as number 1473 after contact with a confirmed case in the province.

The other was classified as number 1474 and is related to confirmed cases at an insurance office in Busan. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the Busan insurance office to 14.

The 2 confirmed cases in Yangsan were tested due to symptoms and classified as numbers 1471 and 1472. The infection routes are under investigation.

Among them, number 1472 is a child attending a kindergarten in Yangsan City, where a screening clinic has been set up to test about 100 people including faculty and children.

The 1 confirmed case in Geoje and the 1 confirmed case in Hadong both had contact with confirmed cases in the province and were classified as numbers 1461 and 1470.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to 1,475 (313 hospitalized, 1,158 discharged, 4 deceased).

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