8 COVID-19 Positive Cases Including Residents at Gwangju Hyojeong Nursing Hospital... Cumulative Total Reaches 1,460

A public official from Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City is posting a closure order notice at the entrance of an entertainment establishment.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] A new cluster of COVID-19 cases related to Gwangju Hyojeong Nursing Hospital has occurred.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 19th, a total of 8 people tested positive, including 7 related to Hyojeong Nursing Hospital and 1 with an unidentified infection route, registered as cases 1453 to 1460.

Cases 1453 to 1458 and 1460 are residents of Hyojeong Nursing Hospital. PCR tests related to the nursing hospital are conducted every three days, and all showed positive results in this round of testing.

Case 1459 is a resident of Gwangsan-gu, and the infection route has not yet been identified.

Looking at recent major infection statuses, there are 153 cases related to Hyojeong Nursing Hospital, 77 related to Evergreen Silver House (nursing home), 74 related to Cheongsa Church, 67 related to Sangju BTJ Yeolbang Center, 15 related to Yangdong Express Steel (Gwangju case 1235), 14 related to Jungang Hospital, and 8 related to Jeonbuk case 907 (kimchi-making gathering).

Meanwhile, following the confirmation of COVID-19 in 13 foreign nationals of Uzbek nationality residing in Gwangsan-gu the previous day, quarantine authorities will conduct proactive testing targeting foreigners in Gwangsan-gu until the 23rd.

The testing targets include 1,922 international students, 5,702 foreign workers, and 5,455 residents of Goryeoin Village, totaling 13,079 people.

Screening clinics have been set up at Nambu University, Goryeoin Village, Pyeongdong Industrial Complex, and Hanam Industrial Complex.

So far, 125 people have been tested, all of whom received negative results.

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