105 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Gyeongnam Including Cluster Infection at Changwon Medical Facility... 70s Patient Dies

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju-cheol In] Before and after the start of With Corona, in Gyeongnam, a cluster outbreak of confirmed COVID-19 cases centered around a medical institution in Changwon has continued to spread.

As of 5 p.m. on the 2nd, Gyeongnam Province announced that 105 new confirmed cases occurred in the province.

By region, there were 68 in Changwon, 11 in Sacheon, 8 in Gimhae, 7 in Geoje, 4 in Jinju, 2 each in Tongyeong and Yangsan, and 1 each in Haman, Goseong, and Hamyang, all of which are local infections.

Among the 68 confirmed cases in Changwon, 45 were related to Medical Institution II located in Changwon, all of whom tested positive during quarantine.

Of these, 32 were patients and 13 were staff members. Among the patients, 6 were in the psychiatric ward and 26 were hospitalized in a nursing hospital.

All 13 staff members worked in the nursing ward. This brings the total number of confirmed cases related to Medical Institution II in Changwon to 221.

Four cases were related to another medical institution in Changwon, all family members of confirmed cases. The total number of confirmed cases related to this medical institution in Changwon reached 30.

Sixteen cases were contacts of confirmed cases within the province, among whom 12 were students at a middle school in Changwon. They tested positive after mass testing of 175 third-grade students and staff at the school, while the remaining 163 tested negative.

One case was related to Bathhouse II in Changwon, and two others are under investigation for infection routes. The total number of confirmed cases related to Bathhouse II in Changwon has increased to 52.

Among the 11 confirmed cases in Sacheon, 6 were contacts of confirmed cases within the province. The remaining 5 are under investigation for infection routes.

Five of the confirmed cases in Geoje were contacts of confirmed cases within the province.

Among the 4 confirmed cases in Jinju, 2 were contacts of confirmed cases within the province, 1 was related to the metropolitan area, and 1 was confirmed through symptom-based testing.

Among the 8 confirmed cases in Gimhae, 3 tested positive due to symptom onset, 1 was a workplace colleague of a confirmed case within the province, 2 were acquaintances of confirmed cases related to the metropolitan area, 1 was tested upon personal request, and 1 was a family member of a confirmed case from another region.

Among the 2 confirmed cases in Tongyeong, 1 was an acquaintance of a confirmed case within the province, and the other was a workplace colleague of a confirmed case from the metropolitan area.

Among the 2 confirmed cases in Yangsan, 1 was an acquaintance of a confirmed case from another region, and 1 was confirmed through symptom-based testing.

Among the 2 confirmed cases in Geoje, 1 was a contact of a confirmed case within the province, and 1 was related to a medical institution in Geoje.

The single confirmed case in Haman was confirmed through symptom-based testing, and the single confirmed case in Goseong (Gyeongnam 13069) was an acquaintance of a confirmed case within the province.

The single confirmed case in Hamyang was a family member of a confirmed case related to the metropolitan area.

A patient in their 70s who was hospitalized and receiving treatment at Cheongju Medical Center in Chungbuk passed away, bringing the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in the province to 39.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province has increased to 13,164 (626 hospitalized, 12,499 discharged, 39 deaths).

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