Confirmed Cases Occur in Hospitals and Prosecutor's Office... 19 People in Gwangju Area in One Day

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] Nineteen new COVID-19 cases have been reported in the Gwangju area.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 31st, a total of 19 people tested positive for COVID-19 in one day, including 17 local infections and 2 imported cases.

They were classified under numbers 4035 to 4053, with more than half residing in Gwangsan-gu, where the proportion of foreign residents is high.

Scattered infections continue due to contact with existing confirmed cases and proactive testing of foreigners.

Case 4045 was confirmed to have had contact with case 2290 in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province; case 4051 with a confirmed case in Incheon; and case 4052 with case 2502 in Jeonnam Province.

Among them is a public official working at the Prosecutor's Office, who reportedly came into contact with a confirmed case during work. Although the workplace is in another region, the official currently resides in Gwangsan-gu.

Imported case 4036 was tested and confirmed positive upon arrival at Incheon Airport on the 29th, and case 4053 is a foreigner who entered from Iran.

Since case 3909 was infected at Chonnam National University Hospital on the 25th, the number of confirmed cases has continued to increase. Including case 4035, there are currently a total of nine cases.

The infection routes of two cases, 4039 and 4046, have not yet been identified.

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