45 Additional Cases Including from Gyeongnam Entertainment Bars... 3rd Level Restrictions Under Review in Various Cities and Counties

Director Kwon Yang-geun of the Welfare and Health Bureau is giving a COVID-19 briefing.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] The spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) cluster infections related to entertainment establishments in Gimhae and Changwon, Gyeongnam Province, is showing little sign of slowing down.

Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 18th at 1:30 PM that 45 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the province since 5 PM the previous day.

By region, there were 16 in Changwon, 12 in Gimhae, 7 in Geoje, 5 in Haman, 2 in Sancheong, 2 in Changnyeong, and 1 in Tongyeong.

Among the confirmed cases in Changwon, 10 were contacts of confirmed cases within the province: 5 family members, 2 acquaintances, 1 coworker, and 2 contacts through movement paths.

Two cases were confirmed visitors related to a Changwon restaurant, who were acquaintances of visitors. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the Changwon restaurant to 38.

One case is under investigation for the infection route, and one is an acquaintance of a confirmed case from the Seoul metropolitan area.

One confirmed case in Changwon, five in Haman, and one in Changnyeong are related to the Changwon Masan entertainment establishment.

Among these, two are users of the entertainment establishment, and five are coworkers. The total number of confirmed cases related to the Masan entertainment establishment has risen to 52.

One confirmed case in Changwon and seven in Gimhae are related to Gimhae Entertainment Establishment II. Two are users, and six are family members and acquaintances. The total number of confirmed cases related to Gimhae Entertainment Establishment II is 156.

So far, six people in Changwon have been confirmed to be infected with the Delta variant, and additional testing for variant viruses is ongoing.

Among the remaining five confirmed cases in Gimhae, two are contacts of confirmed cases from the Seoul metropolitan area, two are under investigation for infection routes, and one is an acquaintance of a confirmed case within the province.

Among the confirmed cases in Geoje, four are family members and acquaintances of confirmed cases within the province. Three confirmed cases in Geoje and one in Changnyeong are overseas entrants.

The two confirmed cases in Sancheong are coworkers of confirmed cases within the province, and the one confirmed case in Tongyeong was tested due to symptom onset; the infection route is under investigation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 5,988 (685 hospitalized, 5,284 discharged, 19 deceased).

Jinju City is considering raising social distancing to level 3 for one week starting from midnight on the 20th due to the large number of confirmed cases.

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