District Offices, Schools, Hospitals, Clubs... Gwangju Sees Resurgence in Spread After Holidays Increase

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The daily number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Gwangju area has once again exceeded double digits.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 13th, 14 new cases (local infections) were confirmed in one day.

They were classified as numbers 5209 to 5222.

Since the first patient (5114) was reported at an apartment construction site in Gwangsan-gu on the 6th, four additional cases including 5211, 5212, 5215, and 5219 have been confirmed.

At Seogu District Office, case number 5217 was newly infected, increasing the total to six. On the 7th, two employees were first confirmed positive, and the infection spread to their coworkers.

Currently, only essential personnel are working inside the Seogu District Office building, and about 50 close contacts are entering self-quarantine until the 20th.

Two classmates, numbers 5209 and 5210, who had contact with previously confirmed elementary school student number 4974 in Buk-gu, tested positive in pre-release self-quarantine tests.

Cases 5221, infected at Chonnam National University Hospital, and 5222, confirmed at an academy in Gwangsan-gu, were also confirmed positive in pre-release self-quarantine tests.

At a club in Dong-gu, case number 5206 visited for two consecutive days on the 8th and 9th, infecting club worker number 5216.

One case, number 5213, is related to the administrative order for employment agencies.

The infection route for case 5214 is currently unknown.

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