22 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Gyeongnam... 'Visitors to Jinju International Prayer Center Refuse Testing'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] The cluster infection spread originating from Jinju International Prayer Center and BTJ World Mission Center in Gyeongnam Province is intensifying.

As of 1:30 PM on the 12th, Gyeongnam Province announced a total of 22 confirmed cases: 6 in Changwon, 5 in Jinju, 3 each in Haman and Gimhae, 2 each in Yangsan and Namhae, and 1 in Uiryeong.

First, 11 additional confirmed cases occurred at Jinju International Prayer Center.

By region, 5 in Jinju, 2 each in Namhae and Changwon, and 1 each in Haman and Uiryeong, classified as cases 1599~1602, 1607, 1608, 1613~1617.

Two in Gimhae, two in Yangsan, and one in Changwon tested positive after visiting BTJ World Mission Center, classified as cases 1604, 1605, 1618~1620.

Jinju city quarantine authorities are conducting tests on 141 secured individuals, among whom 28 have either refused testing or are unreachable.

Among the three confirmed cases in Changwon, one is a visitor to a church in Changwon, classified as case 1606. This brings the cumulative confirmed cases related to the Changwon church to 10.

The remaining two cases had contact with confirmed cases in the province and Busan, classified as cases 1609 and 1610.

One confirmed case in Gimhae is related to a Busan insurance office, classified as case 1603. This raises the cumulative confirmed cases related to the Busan insurance office to 18.

Among the two confirmed cases in Haman, one tested positive after self-testing and is classified as case 1611, while the other had contact with a confirmed case in the province and is classified as case 1612.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to 1,617 (286 hospitalized, 1,326 discharged, 5 deceased).

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