41 Confirmed Cases in Gyeongnam... 21 Infections Clustered at Gimhae Daycare Center

On the 8th, when the number of new COVID-19 cases surged to around 700, citizens are getting tested at the COVID-19 screening clinic set up in the plaza of Seoul Station. Photo by Mun Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Yoon-joo] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 9th that 41 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the province after 5 p.m. on the 8th. Except for 2 cases from overseas arrivals, all are local infections.

By region, there are 25 cases in Gimhae, 7 in Hapcheon, 5 in Changwon, 2 in Haman, and 1 each in Yangsan and Geoje. Among the Gimhae cases, 21 are related to a cluster infection at the Gimhae Elderly Daycare Center. Positive cases were detected during the proactive testing of high-risk facilities conducted weekly by Gyeongnam Province.

Out of 61 people tested at the center, including 17 staff members and 44 users, 19 tested positive (4 staff members and 15 users). An additional 17 contacts were tested, resulting in 2 family members of users being confirmed positive.

The Gimhae city quarantine authorities have closed the center and plan to conduct an in-depth epidemiological investigation and identify additional contacts for testing.

The 7 cases in Hapcheon are contacts of confirmed cases within the province. Among them, 5 are family members or colleagues of a Hapcheon County Office worker who was confirmed positive the previous day. The quarantine authorities explained that after testing 703 people, including the Hapcheon County Office worker and their contacts, 5 additional cases were confirmed.

Among the Changwon cases, 3 had contact with confirmed cases from Busan. One Changwon case was tested due to COVID-19 symptoms and confirmed positive, and another was an overseas arrival from India who tested positive during a pre-release test while in quarantine.

Among the Gimhae cases, 2 had contact with confirmed cases within the province, and 2 had contact with confirmed cases from Daegu and Busan, respectively.

The 2 cases in Haman are family members of confirmed cases from Busan. The Yangsan case was an overseas arrival from the Philippines who tested positive during a pre-release test while in quarantine. The Geoje case is related to a Geoje entertainment establishment and business; symptoms appeared during quarantine, and testing confirmed the case.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 3,099 (226 hospitalized, 2,859 discharged, 14 deceased).

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