40 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed Over Weekend in Gangwon

Average 34.3 Cases Per Day... Total Confirmed Cases Reach 5,182

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Forty COVID-19 cases were confirmed over the weekend and holiday in the Gangwon region.

According to Gangwon Province health authorities on the 22nd, following 15 cases on the previous day (21st), as of 9 PM on the same day, 25 people tested positive for COVID-19: 12 in Gangneung, 2 each in Samcheok, Sokcho, Hongcheon, and Hoengseong, and 1 each in Chuncheon, Wonju, Yeongwol, Yanggu, and Goseong.

In Gangneung, nine family members, including a couple in their 20s, a high school student, and a university student, were confirmed positive, along with two foreign workers in their 20s.

In Samcheok, two family members, a university student on leave and his mother, tested positive, and in Hongcheon, two individuals were confirmed positive through individual testing and symptom onset during quarantine, respectively.

On the previous day, a pastor at a church in Chuncheon tested positive, leading to self-quarantine for close contacts including class participants within the church, and testing is underway for the congregation.

Two players from Gangwon FC tested positive, and the remaining players were placed under self-quarantine for two weeks. In Donghae City, one government official tested positive the previous day, bringing the cumulative total to four cases.

With this, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Gangwon Province stands at 5,182.

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