12 Confirmed Cases in Gyeongnam... 5 Infected at a Business in Changwon

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] As of 1:30 PM on the 4th, Gyeongsangnam-do announced that 12 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 occurred in the province since 5 PM the previous day.

Eight of them were infected after contact with confirmed cases within the province. The infection routes of two individuals are under investigation by health authorities. There is one contact with a confirmed case from another region and one overseas entrant.

By region, there are 8 cases in Changwon, 2 in Tongyeong, and 1 each in Haman and Goseong. Five of the Changwon cases occurred consecutively at one workplace. At this workplace, after the first confirmed case was identified on the morning of the 3rd, tests were conducted on about 100 employees.

Health authorities are conducting an in-depth epidemiological investigation, as one person confirmed positive at the workplace showed suspected COVID-19 symptoms earlier than the previously confirmed case.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 5,257 (143 hospitalized, 5,096 discharged, 18 deceased).

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