COVID-19 Accelerates in Gwangju Area... 27 New Cases Reported Today

677 Confirmed Cases in August... Highest Since TCS International School Cluster Outbreak

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] On the 1st, 27 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the Gwangju area.

Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that as of 2 p.m. on the day, 27 people were confirmed positive for COVID-19 and were assigned numbers 4091 to 4117.

Regarding the infection routes, 6 cases related to confirmed patients from other cities and provinces were the highest. Next were 5 cases related to an acquaintance gathering in Buk-gu, 4 cases related to testing of foreigners in Gwangsan-gu, 4 cases related to family gatherings in Seo-gu, and 3 cases related to previously confirmed patients.

Currently, 5 people including cases 4109 and 4111 to 4114 are under investigation for their infection routes.

From last month until this day, cumulatively, the cases related to testing of foreigners in Gwangsan-gu reached 90, and cases related to pubs and similar places in the same district reached 85, showing a notable spread.

By age group, those in their 20s, who are highly active, accounted for the highest number at 187, followed by ▲50s with 122 ▲30s with 100 ▲40s with 96 ▲60 and above with 76 ▲teens with 58 ▲under 10 with 38.

Since April 23, the number of people confirmed positive after vaccination, including both first and second doses, totaled 273. The breakdown by vaccine type is AstraZeneca 138, Pfizer 77, Moderna 31, Janssen 21, and others 6.

On the previous day, a foreign student (4060) at an elementary school in Gwangsan-gu was confirmed positive, prompting a full investigation of 373 students and staff, but fortunately, all tested negative on the day.

At a kindergarten in Buk-gu, after one person (4064) was infected, tests were conducted on 68 children and staff, all of whom tested negative.

In a COVID-19 briefing, Director Lee Dal-ju of the City Welfare and Health Bureau explained, "From the 25th to the 31st of last month, a total of 170 confirmed cases occurred in the Gwangju area," adding, "During this week, the daily average was 24.2 cases, indicating a serious situation."

He especially noted, "A total of 677 new confirmed cases occurred cumulatively last month. This is the highest level since the cluster outbreak at Gwangju TCS International School in January, which had 717 cases," urging the public to practice social distancing, follow quarantine guidelines, and actively participate in vaccination.

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