One More Confirmed Case in Jeju... Total 493 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Park Chang-won] On the 14th, one additional COVID-19 case was confirmed in Jeju.

According to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province on the 15th, diagnostic tests were conducted on 1,384 people until midnight the previous day, and one person tested positive, classified as Jeju case number 493.

The average daily number of new confirmed cases over the past week was 2.4 (17 cases from the 8th to the 14th), which decreased by 0.7 from 3.1 (22 cases from the 7th to the 13th) the previous day.

There were no additional confirmed cases on this day.

So far this month, 72 new confirmed cases have been reported in Jeju, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 493.

Jeju case number 493 was found to have visited the Seoul metropolitan area over two days, from the 13th to the 14th. After arriving in Jeju from Seoul, he was confirmed positive through a test conducted at the walk-through screening clinic set up at Jeju International Airport.

The quarantine authorities are conducting an epidemiological investigation to identify the movements and contacts of case number 493 within the province.

Jeju case number 493 is currently being transferred to a negative pressure isolation ward at Jeju Medical Center for treatment.

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