One More COVID-19 Case Confirmed Before Quarantine Release in Gwangju... Total 2,097 Cases
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gwangju has increased by one, classified as case number 2097.
According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 2nd, as of 6 PM that day, one person was confirmed positive for COVID-19.
Case 2097, a resident of Buk-gu, is a coworker of case 1966 (an employee at Samsung Electronics Gwangju Plant), who was confirmed positive on the 17th of last month. The case was confirmed during a test conducted before the end of self-quarantine.
Case 1966 was infected through a family gathering during the last Lunar New Year holiday, and the infection route of case 2097, confirmed on this day, was ultimately classified as a family gathering during the holiday.
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So far, the number of confirmed cases related to family gatherings during the holiday has increased to 19, including the index patient, case 1955.
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