Gwangju Maintains Single-Digit Daily COVID-19 Cases for 8 Consecutive Days

5 Confirmed Cases on the 28th in One Day

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Gwangju area has remained in single digits for the eighth consecutive day.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 29th, five people were confirmed positive in the region the previous day, classified as cases 5328 to 5332.

Two of them are related to the mandatory testing administrative order issued by Gwangju City for job placement agencies, and one is related to a confirmed case from another city or province.

Regarding the administrative order for job placement agencies, a total of 47 confirmed cases have been reported so far.

Case 5328 is a chain infection from case 5258 in Yeongdeungpo-gu. It was confirmed that this person, who had contact with the Yeongdeungpo-gu confirmed case and is an acquaintance of case 5324 who was confirmed positive the previous day, attended a gathering last weekend in Boseong, Jeonnam.

The other two are overseas entrants from Uzbekistan and the United States.

Health authorities are focusing on tracing the movements of the new confirmed cases and identifying additional contacts.

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