11 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases at Yongin Nursing Home... Related to Jinju Bathhouse, Cases Rise to Over 130

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kiho Sung] COVID-19 confirmed cases are showing an increasing trend. The scale of confirmed cases from existing cluster outbreaks is growing daily, and new infections, both large and small, are being confirmed across the country. In particular, the cluster infection originating from a bathhouse in Jinju, Gyeongnam, has rapidly spread, with related confirmed cases already exceeding 130.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) on the 13th, new cluster infections have occurred in workplaces, nursing homes, and hospitals in the metropolitan area.

First, at a nursing home in Suji-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi Province, a total of 11 people, including 9 users and 2 staff members, were infected after the 10th.

Also, related to a logistics center in Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province, 12 employees tested positive after the 11th. Additionally, in a family-workplace case in Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, 11 people tested positive after the 9th. Among them, 7 are family members including the index patient (the first confirmed case), and 4 are their colleagues and acquaintances.

Regarding a hospital in Gangdong-gu, Seoul, after the first patient was identified on the 9th, 4 additional cases were found during contact tracing, bringing the total confirmed cases to 6. Among these, including the index patient, there are 2 caregivers and 4 patients.

Outside the metropolitan area, multiple new cluster infection cases have also been confirmed. Related to the second bathhouse case in Jinju, Gyeongnam, 48 visitors were confirmed positive during contact tracing, increasing the total confirmed cases to 93.

According to Gyeongnam Province, additional infections have been confirmed even after the CDCH announcement, bringing the total confirmed cases in this cluster to 132.

Meanwhile, cases with unknown infection routes, where the time and place of infection are unclear, still exceed 23%.

Among the 5,859 new confirmed cases reported from the 28th of last month to today, 1,372 cases are still under investigation for infection routes, accounting for 23.4% of the total.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.