'Various Infection Routes' 28 New Cases Confirmed in Gwangju... Cumulative Total Nears 4,000

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] In Gwangju, 28 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in one day.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 26th, 28 people were diagnosed positive the previous day and were classified as cases number 3921 to 3948.

Among them, five cases including numbers 3925, 3929, 3930, 3937, and 3939 have unknown infection routes. They were tested and confirmed positive after symptoms appeared.

Three cases, numbers 3922 to 3924, were confirmed to be related to the Gwangju High Court. Among them, case 3924 is a middle school student, prompting health authorities to conduct a full investigation centered on the school.

The High Court reported that since an employee tested positive through symptomatic testing on the 23rd, a total of five cases have been confirmed so far.

Three cases, numbers 3933, 3941, and 3942, were classified as related to a high school in Seo-gu. Regarding this high school, after one student tested positive on the 22nd, a full investigation was conducted, resulting in 15 confirmed cases.

Case number 3948 was linked to a religious facility in Gwangsan-gu.

Five cases were confirmed through contact with infected individuals from other regions, and 11 cases were through contact with existing Gwangju cases.

Health authorities are investigating the contacts, movement paths, and exact infection routes of the confirmed cases.

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