36 Additional Infections of UK, South Africa, and Brazil Variants... Total 249 Cases (Update)

On the 22nd, citizens are waiting to get tested at the temporary COVID-19 screening site set up at Seoul Station Plaza. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jung] An additional 36 cases of variant virus infections have been confirmed, bringing the total number of infected individuals to 249.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) on the 22nd, analysis of samples from 465 confirmed COVID-19 cases since the 15th of this month detected variant viruses in 36 individuals.

By country, 33 cases were the UK variant, 2 cases were the South Africa variant, and 1 case was the Brazil variant.

Among the 36 new infections, 10 were imported cases and 26 were domestic transmissions.

Of the 10 imported cases, 4 were detected during quarantine, and the remaining 6 were identified through tests conducted during self-isolation after entry.

All 26 domestic cases were Korean nationals, with 19 linked to existing cluster infection cases such as the funeral hall in Buk-gu, Busan, the golf practice range in Ulsan, and a church in Pohang, Gyeongbuk; 3 related to a bathhouse in Buk-gu, Ulsan; and 3 connected to a relative gathering in the Yeongnam region, all confirmed as the UK variant.

One South Africa variant infection is an individual case, and its connection to existing cluster infections is under investigation.

With the addition of these 36 variant infections, the total number of people infected with major variants from the UK, South Africa, and Brazil in Korea has reached 249.

Including 75 cases of 'other variant viruses' such as the US variant, the total is 324.

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