Chain Infection of Middle School Family in Gwangju... Comprehensive Testing at 3 Elementary and Middle Schools Underway

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] In Gwangju, concerns are rising over further spread of infection after a middle school student with an unknown infection route and his family members were consecutively confirmed positive.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 21st, four family members of Gwangju case number 2672, a third-year student at a middle school located in Nam-gu who was confirmed positive that day, were additionally infected in a chain.

Classified as Gwangju cases 2676 to 2679, they were tested for COVID-19 as close contacts of the initially confirmed Gwangju case 2672.

Gwangju cases 2676 and 2677 were identified as the parents of case 2672, while cases 2678 and 2679 were the younger siblings.

Since the younger siblings attend an elementary school and a middle school respectively, there is concern about the spread of infection within schools.

The infection route of Gwangju case 2672 is still under investigation.

Health authorities have completed comprehensive testing of all members of the middle school in Nam-gu attended by the index patient, Gwangju case 2672, and are conducting additional tests at the two schools?the elementary and middle schools?that the younger siblings attend.

Meanwhile, as of now on this day, 12 new confirmed cases have occurred. Among them, the newly added Gwangju cases 2680 and 2681 were identified as having an unknown infection source and contact with Anyang case 1535, respectively.

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