Gyeongnam Province Reports 29 New COVID-19 Cases... 6 Each in Changwon and Gimhae (Comprehensive)

On the 13th, citizens visiting the COVID-19 screening clinic at Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul lined up to wait for their turn for specimen testing. According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, 715 new COVID-19 cases (692 local cases, 23 imported cases) were reported as of midnight on the 13th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced that as of 1:30 PM on the 13th, 29 new confirmed cases were reported since 5 PM the previous day.

By region, there were 6 cases in Changwon, 6 in Gimhae, 5 in Jinju, 5 in Yangsan, 3 in Miryang, and 1 each in Sacheon, Tongyeong, Geoje, and Sancheong.

Among the confirmed cases in Changwon, 4 tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 4272, 4273, 4281, and 4282.

One case was a family member of a confirmed case from another region and was classified as number 4263.

One case was tested due to symptom onset and classified as number 4280.

Among the confirmed cases in Gimhae, 2 were family members of confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 4268 and 4277.

Additionally, one confirmed case in Gimhae and one in Sacheon were related to the Sacheon entertainment establishment cluster and tested positive during pre-release testing from quarantine, classified as numbers 4278 and 4274 respectively. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the Sacheon entertainment establishment to 60.

One case was a coworker of a confirmed case from another region and was classified as number 4267.

One case was tested due to symptom onset and classified as number 4269.

One case was an overseas entrant and classified as number 4279.

Among the confirmed cases in Jinju, 4 tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 4264, 4265, 4276, and 4289.

One case was a family member of a confirmed case related to the metropolitan area and classified as number 4266.

Among the confirmed cases in Yangsan, 2 tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 4283 and 4284.

Three cases were overseas entrants who tested positive during pre-release testing from quarantine and were classified as numbers 4285 to 4287.

All 3 confirmed cases in Miryang tested positive after contact with confirmed cases within the province and were classified as numbers 4261, 4262, and 4288.

One confirmed case in Tongyeong was related to the metropolitan area and classified as number 4271.

One confirmed case in Geoje was an overseas entrant who tested positive during pre-release testing from quarantine and was classified as number 4270.

One confirmed case in Sancheong was a contact of a confirmed case within the province and tested positive during pre-release testing from quarantine, classified as number 4275.

Accordingly, the total cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 4,286 (296 hospitalized, 3,974 discharged, 16 deceased).

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