6 Confirmed Cases Including 'Unknown Infection Route' in Gwangju... Cumulative Total 5,114

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Six new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Gwangju.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City as of 2 p.m. on the 6th, six people tested positive for COVID-19 and were classified as cases number 5109 to 5114.

Case 5109 was confirmed to be related to a construction site in another region.

The infection chain began when a worker at a construction site in Jeonnam tested positive for COVID-19 on the 30th of last month.

Subsequently, overlapping movement paths at a hof bar led to confirmed cases in the Gwangju area. So far, a total of nine related cases have been reported.

Cases 5112 and 5113 are related to an administrative order concerning job placement agencies.

In response to a sharp increase in foreign COVID-19 cases last month, Gwangju city confirmed that many were using job placement agencies, and thus issued an administrative order for diagnostic testing for both workers and users of these agencies.

A total of 18 people have tested positive in connection with this matter.

Cases 5110, 5111, and 5114 all underwent testing after showing symptoms, confirming their COVID-19 infections.

Health authorities are focusing on identifying more detailed movement paths and contacts of the new confirmed cases.

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