18 COVID-19 Cases in Jinju, 14 in Changwon... Gyeongnam Province Reports 61 New Confirmed Cases (Comprehensive)

As of 1:30 PM on the 22nd, the cumulative confirmed cases in Gyeongnam region total 3,565

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced that as of 1:30 PM on the 22nd, 61 new confirmed cases occurred since 5 PM the previous day.

By region, there were 18 in Jinju, 14 in Changwon, 12 in Sacheon, 12 in Gimhae, 4 in Sancheong, and 1 in Yangsan. Among the confirmed cases in Jinju, 13 were contacts of confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 3536 to 3548.

Among them, 5 visited the 'Live Dubakwi' restaurant in Jinju, and 2 were family members of visitors.

After the first visitor, number 3436, was confirmed positive on the 20th, 2 employees and 2 visitors of the 'Live Dubakwi' restaurant were additionally confirmed positive the previous day, and today 5 visitors and 2 family members were newly confirmed positive.

Three confirmed cases in Jinju are under investigation for infection routes and were classified as numbers 3549 to 3551 after testing positive. Two others and one confirmed case in Sancheong were related to a Jinju acquaintance gathering and were classified as numbers 3534, 3535, and 3526. This brings the cumulative confirmed cases related to the Jinju acquaintance gathering to 84.

All 14 confirmed cases in Changwon tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 3509, 3522 to 3525, 3530 to 3533, 3563 to 3565, 3567, and 3568. Among these, numbers 3530 to 3533 and 3563, 3564 were confirmed to have had contact with childcare center workers in Changwon who were confirmed positive the previous day.

So far, 46 people including 8 childcare center workers, 36 children, and 2 family members have been tested. Except for the 6 newly confirmed cases, 40 tested negative.

Additionally, numbers 3524 and 3525 also had contact with childcare center workers in Changwon confirmed positive the previous day and were identified as a child and staff member, respectively. So far, 62 people including 12 childcare center workers and 50 children have been tested. Except for the 2 newly confirmed cases, 60 tested negative.

Among the confirmed cases in Sacheon, 6 tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 3508, 3552, 3556 to 3558, and 3560. Three confirmed cases in Sacheon (numbers 3554, 3561, 3562) have unknown infection routes.

Two other confirmed cases in Sacheon were related to a Sacheon restaurant cluster; they tested positive after developing symptoms during quarantine and were classified as numbers 3553 and 3559. This brings the cumulative confirmed cases related to the Sacheon restaurant cluster to 46. The remaining one case was related to the metropolitan area and was classified as number 3555 after testing positive.

Among the confirmed cases in Gimhae, 5 were related to the Gimhae Senior Daycare Center cluster and all tested positive during pre-release testing from quarantine, classified as numbers 3510 to 3512, 3514, and 3516. This brings the cumulative confirmed cases related to the Gimhae Senior Daycare Center to 40.

Five confirmed cases in Gimhae tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 3513, 3515, and 3517 to 3519. Among these, numbers 3513, 3515, and 3518 were identified as childcare center workers and children at a Gimhae childcare center where number 3507, confirmed the previous day, works.

So far, 15 people related to this childcare center have been tested. Except for the 3 newly confirmed cases, 10 tested negative, and 2 are still under testing.

Additionally, one person who self-reported symptoms and one person related to a Gimhae tutoring academy tested positive and were classified as numbers 3520 and 3521. This brings the cumulative confirmed cases related to the Gimhae tutoring academy to 29.

Two confirmed cases in Sancheong tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 3527 and 3529. The remaining one tested positive after developing symptoms and was classified as number 3528.

One confirmed case in Yangsan tested positive after contact with a confirmed case from another region and was classified as number 3566.

Accordingly, the cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to a total of 3,565 (447 hospitalized, 3,104 discharged, 14 deceased).

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