Gyeongnam Province Reports 42 New Cases... Gimhae 12, Jinju 10, Changwon 8, etc. (Summary)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced that as of 1:30 PM on the 21st, 42 new confirmed cases were reported since 5 PM the previous day.

By region, there were 12 in Gimhae, 10 in Jinju, 8 in Changwon, 7 in Sacheon, 2 in Geoje, 2 in Yangsan, and 1 in Tongyeong.

Among the confirmed cases in Gimhae, 7 tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 3454, 3455, 3458, and 3478 to 3481.

Two confirmed cases in Gimhae were related to a private academy in Gimhae and were classified as numbers 3456 and 3457. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the Gimhae private academy to 28.

Three cases are under investigation for their infection routes and were classified as numbers 3459 to 3461.

Among them, number 3459 was confirmed to be a student attending a middle school in Gimhae. A total of 33 people related to the middle school were tested, with 31 testing negative and 2 still undergoing testing.

Two cases, numbers 3460 and 3461, were confirmed positive and are family members.

One case was confirmed to be working at a daycare center in Gimhae, and 20 people at the daycare were tested. The results showed 13 negatives and 7 still pending.

Among the confirmed cases in Jinju, 8 tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 3462, 3463, 3483 to 3487, and 3489.

One case was related to a Jinju acquaintance gathering and was classified as number 3482. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the Jinju acquaintance gathering to 80.

Among the confirmed cases in Changwon, 3 tested positive after contact with confirmed cases from other regions and were classified as numbers 3451, 3468, and 3475.

Number 3451 was confirmed to be attending an elementary school in Changwon, and testing is underway for students and staff related to that elementary school.

One case tested positive after experiencing symptoms and was classified as number 3466. The infection route is under investigation.

One case was confirmed to be working at a daycare center in Changwon. Testing will be conducted for 60 people related to that daycare center.

Three cases tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 3469, 3474, and 3476.

One case was related to the Gimhae senior day care center and was classified as number 3477. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the Gimhae senior day care center to 35.

Among the confirmed cases in Sacheon, 5 tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 3450, 3464, 3465, 3472, and 3473.

Two cases were related to a Sacheon restaurant and were classified as numbers 3470 and 3471. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the Sacheon restaurant to 44.

So far, a total of 2,373 people have been tested related to the Sacheon restaurant. The results showed 44 positives and 2,045 negatives. The remaining 284 are still being tested.

The two confirmed cases in Geoje were classified as numbers 3452 and 3453, either after contact with confirmed cases within the province or as overseas entrants.

The two confirmed cases in Yangsan are family members who tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 3490 and 3491.

The one confirmed case in Tongyeong was related to the metropolitan area and was classified as number 3467.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to 3,488 (391 hospitalized, 3,083 discharged, 14 deceased).

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