71 New COVID-19 Cases in Gyeongnam Including Cluster Infection Among Foreign Workers

Foreign Workers Employment in Gimhae. [Image Source=Gimhae City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] As of 5 p.m. on the 8th, Gyeongsangnam-do announced that 71 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported within the province.

By region, there are 26 cases in Changwon, 20 in Changnyeong, 12 in Gimhae, 9 in Yangsan, and 1 each in Jinju, Tongyeong, Haman, and Geochang. Except for 2 confirmed cases in Changwon who arrived from overseas, all are locally transmitted infections.

Among the total confirmed cases, 24 had contact with confirmed cases within the province such as coworkers, family, or acquaintances, and 3 were infected through contact with confirmed cases from Busan, Jeonnam, and Chungbuk respectively.

Among the confirmed cases in Changnyeong, 16 are related to a local company, all of whom are employees. Of these, 15 except one are foreign workers from Kazakhstan, Russia, Nepal, Uzbekistan, and other countries.

After one employee of Company A in Changnyeong was first confirmed positive on the 5th, 12 additional cases including employees and family members of Company A, as well as employees of Company B and Company C, were confirmed through contact tracing tests by the 7th.

On the 8th, about 360 employees from three companies were tested, resulting in 16 additional confirmed cases from Companies A and B.

The health authorities estimate that the cluster infection occurred as these employees shared company dormitories under subcontracting relationships or had contact through family members working at different companies. The cumulative confirmed cases related to Changnyeong companies now total 29.

Among the confirmed cases in Gimhae, 4 and the confirmed case in Geochang are related to temporarily employed foreign workers. The cumulative confirmed cases related to temporarily employed foreign workers have reached 51. Two confirmed cases in Gimhae are related to a local foreign restaurantⅡ, increasing the cumulative confirmed cases to 47.

Among the confirmed cases in Yangsan, 2 are related to a local factory, bringing the cumulative confirmed cases to 78.

The foreign national confirmed case in Haman is an acquaintance of a confirmed case related to a local manufacturing companyⅢ. The cumulative confirmed cases related to the Haman manufacturing companyⅢ total 47. The remaining 16 cases are under investigation for their infection routes.

Accordingly, the cumulative confirmed cases in the province have increased to 12,114 (820 hospitalized, 11,260 discharged, 34 deceased).

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