One More COVID-19 Case Confirmed in Gwangju...Total 2,339 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] One COVID-19 case with an unknown infection route has been confirmed in Gwangju Metropolitan City.

According to Gwangju City on the 22nd, as of 6 p.m. that day, a man in his 60s residing in Seo-gu was confirmed positive.

Classified as Gwangju case number 2339, he felt abnormal symptoms and visited a screening clinic, where he was tested and ultimately confirmed positive.

Health authorities are conducting an epidemiological investigation focusing on his family and other contacts.

The number of new confirmed cases reported so far today reached 14.

Following the previous day, two additional cases related to a gathering of acquaintances in Damyang were confirmed, and six people, including visitors and the owner’s family (Jeonnam case number 1008) who visited a pub in Buk-gu, were consecutively infected.

One more case related to Seoul Dobong-gu case number 1089 was added, marking two consecutive days of related confirmed cases.

Additionally, one contact of Jinju case number 975, one employee of Dong-gu Sports Association, and two symptomatic testers were confirmed positive.

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