A Total of 27 New COVID-19 Cases in Gwangju in One Day, Including Entertainment Venues and Foreigners

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 18th that 27 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in one day, with 5 additional cases detected overnight.

These cases were classified as numbers 4562 to 4588. Four cases were related to entertainment establishments in Seo-gu.

At this location, after patient zero number 4509 showed symptoms on the 14th and tested positive, contact tracing revealed 6 positive cases (3 workers and 3 customers) and 21 negative cases.

Regarding foreigner testing, 9 individuals tested positive.

Four cases (numbers 4571, 4573, 4576, and 4587) were confirmed related to a logistics center located in Gwangsan-gu. Numbers 4571 and 4573 tested positive during tests conducted just before release from quarantine.

Five new infections (numbers 4596, 4572, 4575, 4580, and 4585) were confirmed related to foreigner testing in Gwangsan-gu.

Additionally, 5 cases related to existing confirmed patients (including 1 during quarantine) and 2 cases linked to confirmed patients from other provinces such as Jeonnam and Jeonbuk were reported.

Five cases with unknown infection routes were confirmed through symptomatic testing, and 2 individuals who had entered from Uzbekistan and Morocco and were in quarantine also tested positive.

Gwangju city health authorities are conducting epidemiological investigations of the new confirmed cases to identify additional movement paths and contacts.

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