Increase in COVID-19 Cases Across Goyang City... Daily Average of 20+ Positive Cases

20 Confirmed Cases on the 15th, 22 on the 16th, 28 on the 17th

[Asia Economy Reporter La Young-cheol] The spread of COVID-19 is increasing as the number of confirmed cases in the Goyang area of Gyeonggi Province recently averages in the 20s per day.

On the 15th, 20 people were confirmed positive through contact with acquaintances, on the 16th, 22 people including 7 who had contact with confirmed cases from other regions, and on the 17th, 28 people including 6 high school students tested positive.

According to the city health authorities on the 17th, as of 4 p.m. that day, a total of 28 people, including 16, were confirmed positive for COVID-19.

By cause, 3 people had contact with confirmed cases from other regions, 6 from school contact, 6 from family infections, 4 from acquaintances, and the infection routes of 9 others are under investigation.

By region, 10 residents were from Deogyang-gu, 4 from Ilsandong-gu, 10 from Ilsanseo-gu, and 4 from other regions.

Confirmed cases occurred at two high schools in the area: 4 at A High School (cumulative 5, 588 negative, 2 in progress) and 2 at B High School (cumulative 3, 232 negative, 1 in progress), totaling 6 confirmed cases.

Additionally, on the afternoon of the 16th, one Goyang citizen was confirmed positive at the Mapo-gu Public Health Center in Seoul, and on the same day, one Goyang citizen was confirmed at the Gwacheon Public Health Center.

As of 4 p.m. that day, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Goyang City was 2,646, with 2,548 confirmed Goyang citizens (2,465 domestic infections, 83 overseas infections).

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