Cumulative Variant Virus Infections Reach 119... Increase of 20 Cases

Twenty additional people infected with a variant virus known to be more transmissible than the original COVID-19 have been confirmed.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced on the 20th, "Since the 17th of this month, a total of 20 new cases of variant virus infections have been confirmed, including 10 domestic cases and 10 imported cases," adding, "All 20 cases are of the UK variant virus."

Among them, the 10 domestically infected individuals are all foreigners and belong to cluster transmission cases. Four are related to a family gathering in Yeoju-si, Gyeonggi Province, and six are confirmed cases related to a family cluster infection in Siheung-si, Gyeonggi Province.

Of the 10 imported cases, five tested positive during quarantine upon entry, and the remaining five were confirmed through tests conducted during self-quarantine after arrival.

The CDCH reported that after investigating contacts of these new infections, no further infections have been identified so far.

With the addition of these 20 cases, the total number of variant virus infections confirmed domestically has reached 119.

Among them, 100 are infected with the UK variant, 13 with the South African variant, and 6 with the Brazilian variant.

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