15 New COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Gwangju by 2 PM Today

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] As of 2 PM on the 6th, 15 additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the Gwangju area.

The Gwangju Metropolitan City announced the current status of COVID-19 cases on this day.

Among the new confirmed cases, 8 are related to a large workplace located in Gwangsan-gu, increasing the total to 10 cases.

The index patient, 5408, experienced symptoms such as muscle pain and chills and tested positive on the 3rd, with transmission centered around workplace colleagues.

A full inspection was conducted targeting 1,850 people related to this workplace, and currently, results for 950 individuals are still pending.

Two cases are related to the administrative order for employment agencies, bringing the total to 74 cases so far.

Three cases are infections from contact with previously confirmed patients.

Three individuals experienced symptoms such as fever, underwent testing, and were confirmed positive; currently, their infection routes have not been identified.

The vaccination completion rate is 75.1%, and the first-dose vaccination rate is 79.9%, respectively.

Since April 23, a total of 781 breakthrough infection cases have been reported.

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