Gyeongnam Province Reports 36 New COVID-19 Cases... Total 2,564 Confirmed (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced that as of 1:30 PM on the 18th, a total of 36 confirmed cases have occurred since 5 PM the previous day.

By region, there are 21 cases in Jinju, 10 in Geoje, 3 in Changwon, and 2 in Changnyeong.

Six confirmed cases in Jinju and one in Changwon are related to the Jinju bathhouse cluster, testing positive and classified as numbers 2535~2536, 2543~2546, and 2533 respectively. This brings the total cumulative confirmed cases related to the Jinju bathhouse to 197.

Five confirmed cases in Jinju are related to a Jinju company, testing positive and classified as numbers 2547~2550 and 2565. They were also classified as cases related to Boseongtang.

One confirmed case related to the Jinju company visited Boseongtang in Jinju, and so far, a total of 15 additional cases including visitors and family members have been confirmed.

Another five confirmed cases in Jinju are nursing hospital workers and inpatients, testing positive and classified as numbers 2560~2564.

During a proactive test at a high-risk facility the previous afternoon, Gyeongnam cases 2524 and 2525, workers at a nursing hospital in Jinju, were initially confirmed positive, and it was confirmed that Gyeongnam case 2526 had been hospitalized at the same hospital until the 11th.

Accordingly, the quarantine authorities conducted comprehensive testing on a total of 229 people, including 83 patients and 144 workers at the hospital, with results showing 5 positive and 224 negative cases.

Additionally, four people who had contact with existing confirmed cases and one person with an unclear infection route tested positive and were classified as numbers 2551~2555.

Among the 10 confirmed cases in Geoje, five are related to entertainment establishments in Geoje, testing positive and classified as numbers 2532, 2537, 2539, and 2557~2558.

Four people who had contact with confirmed cases in the province and one person with an unclear infection route tested positive and were classified as numbers 2534, 2540~2541, 2556, and 2538.

Two confirmed cases in Changwon tested positive after contact with confirmed cases in the province and were classified as numbers 2559 and 2567.

Two confirmed cases in Changnyeong are acquaintances of each other, tested positive after showing symptoms, and were classified as numbers 2542 and 2566. The infection route is under investigation.

As a result, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to 2,564 (406 hospitalized, 2,146 discharged, 12 deceased).

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