8 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Gwangju by 6 PM Today

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] On the 13th, 8 additional people in the Gwangju area were infected with COVID-19.

Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that as of 6 p.m. on the same day, the new confirmed cases were classified as numbers 5223 to 5230.

Three people, including 5224, 5227, and 5229, were infected through contact with existing confirmed cases within the region.

Two cases were related to other cities and provinces; number 5226 was infected after contact with case 1064 in Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk.

The remaining one, number 5230, was classified as a close contact after visiting a construction site in Jeonnam and entered self-quarantine, but tested positive before the quarantine was lifted.

One new case (5228) related to a construction site at an apartment in Gwangsan-gu was reported.

For two cases, 5223 and 5225, the infection routes have not yet been identified.

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