42 Infections in Gwangju on the 23rd... Foreigners' Spread Increasing Again↑

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] On the 23rd, 42 people were infected with COVID-19 in the Gwangju area.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 24th, they were classified as numbers 4762 to 4803.

Among the confirmed cases identified through proactive testing of foreigners in Gwangsan-gu since last month, 16 accounted for the total.

There were 12 cases related to previously confirmed patients.

Among them, a total of 4 additional confirmed cases were linked to patient number 4551, who was diagnosed positive on the 16th through proactive testing after experiencing symptoms.

After patient 4551, the index patient, was infected at a cafe in Gwangju along with patient 4727, the infection spread to friends 4763 and 4765, and subsequently, two more friends of 4765, numbers 4792 and 4794, were confirmed positive, representing a case of secondary infection.

Three friends of index patient 4732, who recently visited a room soju bar in Seo-gu?numbers 4762, 4770, and 4771?were all infected.

Two cases, 4781 and 4782, were found to be related to confirmed patients in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do (4273), and Seocho-gu, Seoul, respectively. Since there was a large-scale movement of the population from the metropolitan area to non-metropolitan areas during the Chuseok holiday, health authorities are closely monitoring the possibility that the impact will appear starting next week.

One case, number 4779, was reported related to a bathhouse in Dong-gu where the first confirmed case appeared on the 19th.

There are a total of 10 cases, including 4799 and 4800, whose infection routes have not been identified.

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