Gyeongnam Province Reports 123 New COVID-19 Cases as of 5 PM on the 11th... Spread Continues in Changwon and Gimhae

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 12th that 123 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 occurred in the province after 5 p.m. on the 11th.

By region, there were 50 cases in Changwon, 35 in Gimhae, 9 each in Tongyeong and Geoje, 3 each in Jinju, Miryang, Haman, and Sancheong, 2 in Changnyeong, and 1 each in Yangsan, Sacheon, Goseong, Namhae, Hadong, and Hamyang.

Except for four confirmed cases in Jinju, Miryang, Sancheong, and Changnyeong who are foreigners arriving from Pakistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Indonesia respectively, all cases are locally transmitted infections.

Among the total confirmed cases, 88 were infected through contact with existing confirmed cases in the province such as family, acquaintances, and coworkers.

More than half of these, 45 people, were infected through contact with family members.

Among the confirmed cases in Changwon, one person who works at a large local supermarket tested positive while in quarantine, increasing the cumulative confirmed cases related to the supermarket to 62.

Two confirmed cases in Changwon tested positive while in quarantine related to a local manufacturing company, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases related to the company to 36.

Two confirmed cases in Gimhae are related to a local nursing hospital, and both are inpatients.

They tested positive during diagnostic tests conducted every three days while in quarantine, and the cumulative confirmed cases related to the hospital reached 20.

One confirmed case in Gimhae and one in Haman had contact with confirmed cases from Gangwon and Jeonbuk respectively.

The infection routes of the remaining 24 cases are under investigation.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 8,502 (1,293 hospitalized, 7,189 discharged, 20 deceased).

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