Multiple COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Following Outbreak at Yeosu City Entertainment Venues

4 Confirmed Cases in the Morning Followed by 5 Additional Cases in the Afternoon on the 4th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shim Kyung-taek] A cluster of COVID-19 infections originating from entertainment establishments continues in the Yeosu area of Jeollanam-do.

According to Yeosu City on the 4th, a total of 9 confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported by the morning of the 3rd, including 5 cases over the past weekend.

However, as of 8 a.m. on the 4th, 8 people had been confirmed positive, and by 1:30 p.m., 5 additional COVID-19 cases (Yeosu Nos. 90?94) tested positive at screening clinics.

Confirmed cases Yeosu 90 and 92 are workers at entertainment facilities and were in contact with Yeosu 80, the owner of an entertainment establishment, receiving their diagnosis on the 4th. Yeosu 91 tested positive after contact with a confirmed case from an entertainment facility.

Yeosu 93 was confirmed positive after visiting an entertainment facility, and Yeosu 94 tested positive on the 4th after contact with Yeosu 80 during diagnostic testing.

Yeosu 90 and 91 showed symptoms such as coughing and phlegm, while Yeosu 92, 93, and 94 were asymptomatic.

Among the 8 confirmed cases at Yeosu entertainment pubs on this day, 6 are presumed to be hostesses or staff working at the establishments, and the remaining 2 are known to be customers who visited the pubs.

Additionally, 2 more infections were confirmed among users of the seawater bathhouse in Gukdong, which had been visited by earlier confirmed cases.

Yeosu City is conducting a full investigation of owners, workers at entertainment pubs, and seawater bathhouse users, raising concerns that the spread of infection may further expand, prompting emergency measures from health authorities.

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