Gyeongnam 67 Confirmed Cases... Infections Continue Linked to 2 Foreign Restaurants in Gimhae

As the impact of population movement during the Chuseok holiday intensified, a large-scale spread of COVID-19 surged on the 29th, with citizens undergoing diagnostic tests at the temporary screening site in Seoul Plaza. According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters, as of midnight on that day, the number of new COVID-19 cases was 2,885, marking the second-largest figure following 3,271 cases on the 25th. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 29th that 67 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 occurred in the province after 5 p.m. on the 28th.

By region, there were 24 in Gimhae, 19 in Changwon, 9 in Yangsan, 6 in Sacheon, 5 in Geoje, 2 in Changnyeong, and 1 each in Jinju and Miryang.

All are local infections.

Among the confirmed cases in Gimhae, 6 are all foreigners related to foreign restaurants in the area. Three are contacts from movement paths, two are acquaintances, and one is a user.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to foreign restaurants in Gimhae is 84.

Also, the 6 foreign confirmed cases in Gimhae are related to another foreign restaurant in the area and include coworkers of confirmed patients.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to Foreign Restaurant II in Gimhae has increased to 33.

Among the remaining confirmed cases, 25 had contact with confirmed patients in the province such as family, coworkers, and acquaintances, and 7 were infected through contact with confirmed patients in the Seoul metropolitan area including Seoul and Gyeonggi.

Two had contact with confirmed patients from regions other than the metropolitan area.

One is related to a medical institution in Yangsan.

The quarantine authorities are investigating the infection routes for 20 people.

Meanwhile, the province said that a patient in their 50s who was hospitalized at Gyeongsang National University Hospital in Changwon died.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 11,409 (598 hospitalized, 10,777 discharged, 34 deaths).

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