Yeosu Reports Cluster of 10 COVID-19 Cases Over the Weekend

Seven Teens and Twenties Infected Through Contact in Other Regions Continue

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Sim Kyung-taek] In Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, 10 new COVID-19 cases, including a family, were confirmed over the weekend.

In particular, cases of infection originating from contact with confirmed patients from other regions have significantly increased, and infections among unvaccinated teenagers and people in their twenties have risen sharply, with 7 cases confirmed in their teens and twenties.

According to Yeosu City on the 16th, 10 additional confirmed cases occurred, with 2 on the 14th and 8 on the 15th, bringing the total cumulative confirmed cases in Yeosu to 446 as of 9 a.m. that day.

The 437th confirmed case, who tested positive on the 14th, is a company employee in their twenties, and the exact route of infection is still under investigation.

The 438th confirmed case is a student studying abroad who tested positive upon arrival from overseas on that day.

On the 15th, which was Liberation Day, a family who had contact with a confirmed patient from Busan was infected in large numbers during testing.

The 439th to 441st confirmed cases are family members who all had contact with a Busan confirmed patient and tested positive during testing that day.

The 443rd confirmed case is presumed to have been infected through contact with a Busan confirmed patient and is a family member of earlier confirmed cases including the 439th.

The Busan confirmed patient related to these confirmed cases was confirmed to have visited Yeosu on the 9th.

The 442nd confirmed case had contact with the 393rd confirmed case in Yeosu and had been in self-quarantine since the 5th, finally testing positive on this day.

The 444th to 446th confirmed cases are also family members who reportedly visited a temple in Chungnam on the 10th, and it is presumed they were infected during this visit; the exact infection route is under investigation.

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

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