69 New COVID-19 Cases in Gyeongnam... Cluster Infections Continue in Changwon, Yangsan, and Haman (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] As of 5 p.m. on the 4th, Gyeongsangnam-do announced that 69 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the province.

By region, there are 27 cases in Changwon, 12 in Yangsan, 18 in Gimhae, 10 in Haman, 1 in Geoje, and 1 in Namhae.

Among the 24 confirmed cases in Changwon, they are contacts of confirmed cases within the province: 2 family members and acquaintances each, and 20 coworkers. Two were tested upon their own request and confirmed positive, and the remaining one is a coworker contact of a confirmed case from Busan.

Six of the confirmed cases in Yangsan are all employees related to a factory located in Yangsan. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the Yangsan factory to 45. Two are contacts of confirmed cases within the province, and the remaining four are under investigation for their infection routes.

Thirteen of the confirmed cases in Gimhae are contacts of confirmed cases within the province, and one is an acquaintance of a confirmed case related to a foreigner restaurant located in Gimhae. The remaining four were confirmed positive after testing due to symptom onset. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to the foreigner restaurant in Gimhae to 108.

The 10 confirmed cases in Haman are workers at a manufacturing company located in Haman, and their infection routes are under investigation. The quarantine authorities have set up a temporary screening clinic within the company and are conducting comprehensive testing on about 140 workers and contacts.

The one confirmed case in Geoje and the one in Namhae are each coworkers of confirmed cases from the Seoul metropolitan area.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 11,770 (820 hospitalized, 10,166 discharged, 34 deceased).

The province explained, “One foreign confirmed case on September 29 was identified as the same person as a confirmed case on September 19 and will be excluded from the count starting from the 4th,” adding, “This confirmed case was double-counted due to errors in the English name and passport number during epidemiological investigation.”

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