Goyang City, All Patients Infected with UK-Origin Variant Virus 'Released from Quarantine'

5 New Confirmed Cases in Deokyang-gu, 1 in Ilsandong-gu, 4 in Ilsanseo-gu, and 1 in Other Areas

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] All individuals infected with the UK variant virus and their close contacts were released from quarantine on the 10th.

According to Goyang City on the same day, all 15 contacts related to a family confirmed to be infected with the UK variant virus tested negative in the pre-release test from quarantine and active monitoring, and were all released from quarantine on that day.

Additionally, as a result of proactive COVID-19 testing of workers at high-risk facilities, all 225 inpatients and staff at Hospital A located in Ilsandong-gu, where confirmed cases were identified on the 8th, tested negative. Subsequently, all 49 individuals waiting at home for testing and 123 commercial tenants also received negative results.

Meanwhile, in Goyang City, Gyeonggi Province, a total of 11 additional COVID-19 confirmed cases occurred over the weekend and holidays, including 6 cases on the day related to nursing hospitals (2 of whom were confirmed on the same day) and 5 cases confirmed on the 9th.

The sources of infection include 6 cases of family transmission, 1 case of contact with a confirmed patient from another region, and the infection route of 1 case is still under investigation.

With 1 staff member and 1 patient additionally confirmed at Nursing Hospital B located in Deogyang-gu, the cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 24. At Nursing Home C in Ilsandong-gu, 1 staff member was additionally confirmed, bringing the cumulative number of confirmed cases within the facility to 45.

The distribution of cases by district is 5 in Deogyang-gu, 1 in Ilsandong-gu, 4 in Ilsanseo-gu, and 1 citizen from another region. Additionally, on the 9th, 1 Goyang citizen was confirmed at Uijeongbu Health Center, and on the 10th, 1 person was confirmed at Namdong-gu Health Center in Incheon.

As of 5 p.m. on the same day, the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Goyang City was 1,676, and the total number of confirmed Goyang citizens was 1,596 (1,537 domestic infections, 59 overseas infections / including citizens confirmed in other regions).

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