Additional COVID-19 Cases Continue at Boseong Kimchi-Making Gathering and Ulsan Church

COVID-19 Central Disease Control Headquarters, Major Cluster Outbreak Status
Number of Cases Infected Abroad and Transmitted Domestically Increased to 10 in the Last 2 Weeks

On the 10th, medical staff at the temporary COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Seoul Station Plaza were warming their cold hands by clenching and unclenching them.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] In Boseong-gun, Jeollanam-do, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases increased to 10 after the virus spread through a kimchi-making gathering. In a medical institution located in Dalseo-gu, Daegu, the virus was transmitted to users, staff, and their families who visited the facility, raising the total number of cases to 46. In Ulsan, infections spread sequentially across three churches, increasing the number of confirmed cases among congregants and their families to 34.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters' report as of 0:00 this morning on major domestic cluster infections, 12 additional positive cases were found in the 7th round of mass testing related to the Seoul Eastern Detention Center. This includes 12 inmates and 1 detention center staff member. This is the largest cluster infection within a single facility (excluding Shincheonji Church of Jesus), bringing the cumulative total to 1,193 cases.

Regarding a welfare facility for the disabled in Songpa-gu, Seoul, 9 more confirmed cases were identified after starting contact tracing of isolated individuals on the 3rd. The cumulative number of cases rose to 80, including 1 resident, 6 facility staff, and 2 family members. A family cluster infection in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, spread to family members and others, increasing the total cases to 11. Additionally, 8 more confirmed cases were reported related to a meat processing company in Yangju-si, bringing the total to 72.

Four market vendors tested positive for COVID-19, leading to the closure of Garak Mall at Garak Agricultural and Marine Products Wholesale Market in Songpa-gu, Seoul, on the 10th. Photo by Dongju Yoon doso7@

Elsewhere, cluster infections related to a grocery store and restaurant in Cheonan, Chungnam, totaled 142 cases, and clusters linked to acquaintances' gatherings and daycare centers in Busan reached 14 cases. Recent cluster infections are spreading sporadically in small groups such as families and close acquaintances rather than large-scale facilities.

There were 10 cases of infection from contact with confirmed patients who were infected overseas. This includes family members of patients infected with variant viruses in the United Kingdom. Initially, the health authorities classified family members infected during quarantine after entry as contacts of primary confirmed cases, but from today, these cases have been reclassified as imported cases.

Among the 11,794 new confirmed cases in the past two weeks, 2,917 cases (24.7%) have unknown infection routes. Although this number is gradually decreasing, it still accounts for about one-quarter, causing difficulties for authorities in epidemiological investigations.

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