Two Confirmed Cases Among Visitors from the Capital Region in Jeju on the 4th... Total 636 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Park Chang-won] On the 4th, 2 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Jeju.

According to Jeju Special Self-Governing Province on the 5th, 2 people were diagnosed positive the previous day and were classified as Jeju cases 635 and 636.

On the previous day, 663 people underwent diagnostic testing.

In Jeju, following 2 cases on the 3rd, 2 additional cases were confirmed on the 4th, resulting in 4 new cases over the weekend.

As of 11 a.m. on that day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the region stood at 636.

The average daily number of new cases over the past week was 1.86.

Jeju case 635 was identified as a contact of a confirmed case from Jungnang-gu, Seoul.

It was confirmed that this individual came to Jeju on the 2nd with one family member for travel purposes.

Jeju case 636 was a contact of a confirmed case from Michuhol-gu, Incheon, and arrived in Jeju on the 3rd with two family members as travelers.

Before arriving in Jeju, on the 31st of last month in Incheon, case 636 was classified as a testing subject due to a confirmed case at their workplace, underwent testing, and received a negative result.

However, on the 4th, following an additional confirmed case among workplace colleagues, they were notified again around 1 p.m. by a health center in Incheon to undergo re-testing.

The two family members who arrived together were also classified as contacts, and their test results are expected soon.

Among the 215 new confirmed cases in Jeju this year, 39 were either contacts of confirmed cases from other regions or were confirmed after visiting the metropolitan area or other places.

Notably, 8 out of the 9 new cases reported this month fall into this category.

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