Continued COVID-19 Cluster Infections Originating from Yeosu Kindergarten

13 Confirmed Cases on the 21st, Including 3 Delta Variant Infections... 'Quarantine Alert'

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Sim Kyung-taek] In Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do, where the COVID-19 cluster infection originating from Yeocheon Elementary School's attached kindergarten continues to spread, three confirmed cases of the Delta variant have also been identified, putting health authorities on high alert.

According to Yeosu City on the 22nd, as of midnight on the 21st, 13 new COVID-19 cases were reported, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 312.

Among them, seven were confirmed as infections originating from the kindergarten, and three cases were confirmed to be infected with the Delta variant.

These include two cases related to a middle school student who was confirmed positive after contact with a confirmed case in Suncheon in mid-last month, and a confirmed case from a software company that was carrying out a service project for Yeosu City.

In particular, the source of infection at the elementary school’s attached kindergarten, where the cluster infection began on the 19th, is also presumed to be the Delta variant, raising concerns about regional spread.

As confirmed cases of the Delta variant have been identified within the region, the city is also investigating whether the confirmed cases related to the attached kindergarten of an elementary school in Yeosu City, where the recent cluster infection occurred, involve variant viruses.

With the Delta variant, which spreads rapidly, confirmed locally, health authorities are on high alert for quarantine measures as the number of visitors from other regions is expected to surge with the start of the peak summer vacation season this weekend.

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Sim Kyung-taek simkt7@asiae.co.kr

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