54 Additional COVID-19 Cases in Gyeongnam... Extension of Social Distancing Level 3 for 4 Weeks

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] As of 5 PM on the 5th, Gyeongsangnam-do announced that 54 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported.

There are 26 cases in Changwon, 6 each in Gimhae and Yangsan, 5 in Jinju, 4 each in Haman and Geochang, and 3 in Goseong. All are locally transmitted infections.

Among the confirmed cases in Haman County, 3 are employees or family members of employees at a manufacturing company in Haman where a cluster infection occurred. This brings the cumulative confirmed cases related to the Haman manufacturing company to 25.

Of the 21 confirmed cases in Changwon, 11 had contact with confirmed cases within the province. Five are family members, five are coworkers, and one is an acquaintance.

Among the 6 confirmed cases in Yangsan, 2 are family members of confirmed cases within the province. The infection routes of the remaining 4 are under investigation.

Of the 4 confirmed cases in Jinju, 3 are under investigation for infection routes. The remaining one is an acquaintance of a confirmed case within the province.

One confirmed case in Gimhae is a coworker of a confirmed case within the province.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to 10,247 (666 hospitalized, 9,550 discharged, 31 deceased).

Gyeongsangnam-do will extend the Level 3 social distancing and the ban on private gatherings of five or more people for an additional four weeks, from 0:00 on September 6 to midnight on October 3.

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