10 Additional Infections Related to Gwangju Nursing Hospital... 19 Confirmed Cases in Gwangju on the 13th

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] A cluster breakthrough infection centered around a nursing hospital in the Gwangju area has led to a large number of additional COVID-19 confirmed cases.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 14th, 19 people were confirmed positive in one day, classified as cases 5605 to 5623.

Among them, 10 are related to a nursing hospital located in Seo-gu, 5 are related to a large workplace in Gwangsan-gu, 3 are related to confirmed cases from other cities and provinces, and 1 is related to a previously confirmed case.

The confirmed cases at the nursing hospital in Seo-gu include 2 staff members and 8 patients, all of whom were found to be breakthrough infections.

At the nursing hospital, during the periodic proactive testing of high-risk facility workers conducted on the 10th, 2 care workers were first confirmed positive, followed by a full inspection of 268 people.

Currently, the nursing hospital is under cohort isolation measures, and the total number has increased to 58, including the 10 cases confirmed on this day.

The 5 cases related to the large workplace in Gwangsan-gu are infections among coworkers or family members of previously confirmed cases.

With 3 additional confirmed cases from the Gwangsan-gu large workplace on this day, the total number has reached 34.

The 3 cases related to other cities and provinces had contact with confirmed cases in Seoul, Iksan, and Gyeonggi-do, respectively.

The remaining 1 case was infected through contact with a family member who was a previously confirmed case.

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