Single-Digit Spread Continues for Second Day in Gwangju... 63.2% Fully Vaccinated

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] On the weekend of the 16th, five new confirmed cases were reported in the Gwangju area.

Gwangju Metropolitan City announced that as of 2 p.m. on the day, these confirmed cases were classified as numbers 5245 to 52549.

Four people were infected through contact with existing confirmed cases in the region, and among them, three are currently under self-quarantine.

Three additional infections, numbered 5247, 5248, and 5249, occurred through contact with case number 5087, who tested positive on the 4th, and case number 5246 is related to case number 5245.

Case number 5245, who works at an entertainment establishment, was confirmed positive after experiencing symptoms and undergoing testing; the infection route is currently unknown.

Recent occurrence status by type shows that testing related to foreigners located in Gwangsan-gu accounted for the highest number at 373 cases.

Following that, 108 cases were related to workplaces employing foreigners, and 39 cases were related to administrative orders for job placement agencies, which are major infection routes.

The first dose vaccination rate recorded was 77.3%, and the full vaccination completion rate was 63.2%.

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