Gyeongnam Province Reports 33 New COVID-19 Cases... Chain Infections Continue at Changwon Company (Comprehensive)

On the 13th, medical staff are caring for patients in the COVID-19 severe ward at the National Health Insurance Ilsan Hospital in Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced that as of 1:30 PM on the 25th, 33 new confirmed cases occurred since 5 PM the previous day.

By region, there are 18 in Changwon, 3 in Gimhae, 3 in Hadong, 2 each in Tongyeong and Geoje, and 1 each in Miryang, Haman, Namhae, Hamyang, and Geochang.

Among the confirmed cases in Changwon, 12 are related to a company in Changwon and were classified as numbers 9557~9559 and 9561~9569 after testing positive.

After one employee of Company A was first confirmed positive on the 21st, one employee of Company B was confirmed positive during contact testing.

By 5 PM on the 24th, 11 employees and 2 family members related to Company B were additionally confirmed positive. Subsequently, 5 from Company A, 1 from Company B, 5 from Company C, and 1 acquaintance were infected consecutively. This increased the number of confirmed cases related to the Changwon companies to 27.

Three other confirmed cases in Changwon tested positive after contact with confirmed cases in the province and were classified as numbers 9556, 9570, and 9575.

Three cases were tested due to symptom onset and classified as numbers 9560, 9571, and 9577 after testing positive.

The three confirmed cases in Gimhae are family members of confirmed cases in the province and were classified as numbers 9583~9585 after testing positive.

Among the confirmed cases in Hadong, two are family members and movement contacts of confirmed cases in the province and were classified as numbers 9555 and 9581 after testing positive.

One case was a contact of a confirmed case from another region and tested positive during pre-release quarantine testing, classified as number 9582.

The two confirmed cases in Tongyeong are family members of confirmed cases in the province and tested positive during quarantine, classified as numbers 9579 and 9580.

Among the confirmed cases in Geoje, one voluntarily underwent testing and was classified as number 9586 after testing positive.

The other case is an overseas entrant and was classified as number 9587 after testing positive.

One case each in Haman and Namhae tested positive after contact with confirmed cases in the province and were classified as numbers 9573 and 9574.

One confirmed case in Miryang tested positive after contact with a confirmed case from another region and was classified as number 9572.

One case each in Hamyang and Geochang were tested due to symptom onset and classified as numbers 9578 and 9576 after testing positive.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province increased to 9,584 (1,027 hospitalized, 8,530 discharged, 27 deceased).

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