One COVID-19 Death and Three New Cases Reported in Gwangju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] In Gwangju Metropolitan City, one COVID-19 confirmed patient died while receiving treatment, and three new cases were confirmed.

According to Gwangju City on the 18th, as of 2 p.m. that day, one person related to Yeongam Gwaneumsa and two people related to Jeonnam case number 658 were confirmed positive, classified as Gwangju cases 1445 to 1447.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases originating from Yeongam Gwaneumsa reached two, including Gwangju case 1439 added the previous day. The health authorities explained that this is considered interregional transmission caused by overlapping movement paths with Jeonnam confirmed cases related to Yeongam Gwaneumsa who visited Gwangju.

The exact infection route of Jeonnam case number 658 is still unknown.

A death due to COVID-19 also occurred. The patient was infected at Hyojeong Nursing Hospital, confirmed positive on the 10th, and died yesterday while receiving treatment at Jeonnam National University Hospital.

The total number of COVID-19 deaths in the Gwangju area has increased to 13.

The reproduction number, which indicates how many people one confirmed case infects, has been maintained below 1.0 over the past week.

By date, it was 0.78 on the 11th, 0.68 on the 12th, 0.77 on the 13th, 0.69 on the 14th, 0.75 on the 15th, 0.76 on the 16th, and 0.68 on the 17th.

This is interpreted as a slight slowdown in the spread of community infections in daily life.

However, health authorities view that it is too early to conclude a transition to a stable phase, as there remain concerns such as secondary infections imported from other regions like Yeongam Gwaneumsa and small-scale sporadic infections within the region.

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