10 Confirmed Cases at San-gok Nam Elementary School in Bupyeong-gu, Incheon... 2,500 Family Members and Others Tested

Dosung Hoon, Superintendent of Incheon Education (left), visited the temporary COVID-19 screening clinic installed at Incheon Sangoknam Elementary School on the morning of the 12th to check the on-site situation with officials.
[Photo by Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Following the COVID-19 cluster infection at Inju Elementary School in Incheon, confirmed cases have also been reported consecutively at Sangoknam Elementary School.

According to the Incheon Metropolitan Office of Education and Bupyeong District Office on the 12th, one staff member at Sangoknam Elementary School in Bupyeong-gu was confirmed positive for COVID-19 yesterday afternoon.

This staff member was classified as a contact of a previously confirmed case and tested positive after undergoing a COVID-19 test.

Afterward, health authorities tested the students in the class related to the staff member, and so far, nine first-grade students have tested positive. The total number of related confirmed cases is 10.

The school currently has 584 students enrolled across 24 classes. There are 97 first-grade students in total, among whom the confirmed cases have occurred.

Health authorities have set up a screening clinic at the school and are conducting comprehensive testing on approximately 2,500 people, including students, staff, and their families.

A Bupyeong District official stated, "An epidemiological investigation is underway to determine the initial infection route," adding, "The number of confirmed cases may increase depending on the results of the comprehensive testing."

Previously, at Inju Elementary School in Michuhol-gu, Incheon, where a cluster infection occurred, a total of 62 students and staff were confirmed positive.

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