26 New Confirmed Cases in Busan... Spread from Entertainment and Emotional Bars After Visit by Seoul Confirmed Patient

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] In Busan, cluster infections related to bars, including entertainment bars and emotional bars, have continued since confirmed cases from Seoul visited.

Busan City announced on the 4th that 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported.

After a confirmed case visited an entertainment bar located in Haeundae-gu, additional infections have been spreading. The city is conducting contact investigations for this entertainment bar, and following the confirmation of 3 employees on the 3rd, 1 family contact of an existing confirmed case and 2 employees were additionally confirmed on the 4th.

So far, the cumulative confirmed cases total 7, including 1 visitor, 5 employees, and 1 contact. Additional confirmed cases related to an emotional bar in Busanjin-gu, the central area of Busan, have also occurred.

Two visitors to the D emotional bar, which was visited by two confirmed cases from Seoul, tested positive, and one visitor to the E emotional bar, visited by another confirmed case from Seoul, was also confirmed positive. Additionally, one more visitor was confirmed at the B emotional bar, where confirmed cases had previously occurred.

The total number of confirmed cases related to emotional bars in Busan has increased to 25. Specifically, there are 17 visitors, 2 employees, and 6 contacts. Among these 25 cases, 14 are confirmed cases from the Busan area, and 11 are from other cities and provinces.

Regarding the cluster outbreak among fishery workers, one worker from a previously confirmed workplace was confirmed positive while in quarantine. So far, 75 workers from 11 fishery-related companies have been confirmed positive. This includes 16 confirmed cases from Jeonnam.

Currently, among 1,315,653 eligible local vaccination recipients, 1,103,013 have completed vaccination, resulting in a vaccination rate of 83.8%.

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