13 More Confirmed Cases at Seoul Eastern Detention Center... Total Confirmed Cases Related to Correctional Facilities Rise to 1,223

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] Thirteen additional cases of COVID-19 were confirmed at Seoul Eastern Detention Center.

On the 9th, the Ministry of Justice announced that, as a result of the 7th full-scale investigation of 574 people, 12 inmates were newly confirmed positive. Among them, 11 were male inmates and 1 was a female inmate, the Ministry of Justice reported.

Meanwhile, separately, one staff member who had been isolated as a close contact was confirmed positive, bringing the total new confirmed cases at Seoul Eastern Detention Center to 13.

The Ministry of Justice stated that currently, there are 25 staff and 773 inmates confirmed positive at Seoul Eastern Detention Center.

On the afternoon of the same day, the Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that during follow-up testing of isolated individuals, three additional confirmed cases were found, raising the cumulative number of confirmed cases related to Seoul Eastern Detention Center to 1,180. Among them, 24 are staff, 1,135 are inmates, 20 are family members of confirmed cases, and 1 is an acquaintance.

Of the three newly confirmed cases, one is a staff member and two are inmates, the Central Disease Control Headquarters said. Among the two inmates, one was transferred to Nambu Prison and was confirmed positive after transfer.

The cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases related to correctional facilities nationwide has reached 1,223.

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