Suncheon City Reports 4 New COVID-19 Cases... 3 Related to Gwangju TCS

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City reported four additional confirmed cases from last night until the afternoon of the 28th, classifying them as Suncheon cases 236 through 239.

Suncheon cases 236 and 237 were confirmed positive yesterday through family-wide testing of a Gwangju TCS student.

The Gwangju TCS student, who is a family member of Suncheon cases 236 and 237, tested negative in a diagnostic test on the 26th, and stated that there had been no contact between the student and family members since the 29th of last month. Suncheon City is investigating the exact route of infection.

Case 236 has no specific movement history, and about 450 students and teachers at the kindergarten attended by case 237 were tested on-site by Suncheon City Health Center staff. The test results are expected to be released this evening.

Case 238 is a family member of a Gwangju TCS confirmed case and is presumed to have been infected during a visit to Gwangju TCS on the 17th.

Case 239 reportedly has no public movement history within the jurisdiction due to family contact.

Suncheon City Deputy Mayor Lim Chae-young stated in a briefing that as soon as the movement paths necessary for epidemiological investigation are identified, they will promptly inform the public via disaster safety messages and the official website.

Suncheon City has completed comprehensive testing of 161 people related to Gwangju TCS and three unauthorized educational facilities, and said they are doing their best to prevent further confirmed cases through rapid diagnostic testing and thorough quarantine measures.

Since the beginning of this year, 47 confirmed cases have occurred in Suncheon City. The city stated, "All infections were contracted through travel to other regions, and through rapid and extensive measures, the chain of infection has been preemptively blocked, preventing local spread, so-called Nth generation infections, from occurring."

"This result is thanks to the proactive efforts of the quarantine authorities and citizens who strictly followed personal quarantine rules such as social distancing, including the ban on gatherings of five or more people, and wearing masks," they added.

Meanwhile, they expressed regret, stating, "A person in their 90s who tested positive on the 1st passed away last night."

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