Two Additional Confirmed Cases from Seoul Dongbu Detention Center... 1 Transferred Inmate and 1 Staff Member

As of 9 AM, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in correctional facilities nationwide is 1,205

Seoul Eastern Detention Center, where a cluster infection of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) occurred, will conduct the 6th round of comprehensive testing for staff and inmates on the 5th. Tension is running high at the Eastern Detention Center on this day.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Seok-jin] Two additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) have been reported from Seoul Eastern Detention Center.

According to the Ministry of Justice on the 7th, one staff member of the Eastern Detention Center who had been in self-quarantine since the 25th of last month and one inmate transferred from the Eastern Detention Center to Gangwon Bukbu Prison were newly confirmed positive, raising the total cumulative COVID-19 cases in correctional facilities nationwide to 1,205 as of 9 a.m. that day.

It was reported that the inmate transferred to Gangwon Bukbu Prison tested positive upon retesting.

The Ministry of Justice stated that a total of 1,060 inmates confirmed with COVID-19 are currently isolated within correctional facilities.

The number of confirmed inmates by institution is highest at Eastern Detention Center with 673 cases, followed by Gyeongbuk Bukbu 2 Prison with 341, Gwangju Prison with 16, Seoul Nambu Prison with 16, Yeongwol Prison with 8, Gangwon Bukbu Prison with 5, and Seoul Detention Center with 1.

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