2 More Cases Related to Entertainment Venues and Out-of-Area Confirmed Patients Added in Gwangju...Total 2,478 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Two COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Gwangju Metropolitan City.

According to Gwangju City on the 7th, as of 6 p.m. that day, two people tested positive and were classified as Gwangju cases number 2477 and 2478.

Case 2477 in Gwangju is a user of an entertainment establishment in the Sangmu district of Seo-gu, where a cluster infection occurred.

With this, the total number of confirmed cases related to the Sangmu district entertainment establishments has reached eight, including five workers and three users.

Sixteen people who had contact with the confirmed cases were placed under self-quarantine.

The quarantine authorities sent disaster safety messages to other entertainment establishments included in the movement paths of the confirmed cases to prevent further spread.

Additionally, they plan to further investigate violations of quarantine rules at the entertainment establishments.

Case 2478 in Gwangju was a contact of case 1535 in Anyang, Gyeonggi Province, and was finally confirmed positive in a test before the end of self-quarantine.

As of this day, four new confirmed cases have been reported, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the region to 2,478.

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