Due to Holiday Impact and Continued Foreign Infections... 28 Confirmed Cases in Gwangju on the 27th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] During the Chuseok holiday period in the Gwangju area, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 4,929 as infections continued among the population influx from the Seoul metropolitan area and foreigners.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 28th, 28 people in the Gwangju area were confirmed positive for COVID-19 in one day, classified as cases number 4,902 to 4,929.

Among them, 10 cases were related to foreigner testing in Gwangsan-gu, 9 cases were related to other cities including Seoul, Daegu, Busan, and Incheon, 5 cases were contacts of previously confirmed patients, 2 cases were from manufacturing in Gwangsan-gu, and 2 cases are under investigation for unknown infection routes.

Of these, 3 cases related to foreigner testing in Gwangsan-gu and 2 cases related to manufacturing in Gwangsan-gu were confirmed positive during self-quarantine. Their nationalities are Russian, Ukrainian, and Kazakhstani, all foreigners.

Among the cases related to other cities, 8 were infected through contact with confirmed patients or chain infections in Seoul, Incheon, and Busan. Among these, the confirmed cases related to Busan and Daegu were identified as Vietnamese nationals.

Among the contacts of previously confirmed patients, one case was confirmed infected after contact with case number 4,469, who entered from Kazakhstan.

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