Various Infection Routes Including Elementary Schools and Hospitals... 26 Confirmed Cases in Gwangju on the 14th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] 26 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Gwangju.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 15th, 26 people were confirmed positive as of the previous day, classified as cases number 5624 to 5649.

Among them, 2 cases are related to a large workplace in Gwangsan-gu, 3 cases related to a nursing hospital in Seo-gu, 3 cases related to an interregional sports competition, 5 cases related to a confirmed patient from Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, 2 cases related to previously confirmed patients, 1 imported case from overseas, 1 case from another city or province, 5 cases related to an elementary school in Gwangsan-gu, and 4 cases under investigation due to symptoms.

The 2 cases related to the large workplace in Gwangsan-gu include 2 confirmed patients due to family transmission, bringing the total cumulative number to 36.

Among the 3 cases related to the nursing hospital in Seo-gu, 1 is a staff member and the other 2 are patients. The total number of confirmed cases related to the nursing hospital is 61.

The 3 cases related to the interregional sports competition include 2 middle school students and 1 high school student from middle and high schools located in Seo-gu.

The students were confirmed positive after participating in a Kendo competition held in another region from the 11th to the 13th. It was confirmed that they tested negative before attending the competition.

The 5 cases related to the Hanam, Gyeonggi Province confirmed patient are all family members who were infected after a family gathering with the Hanam confirmed patient on the 7th.

Additionally, 5 new confirmed cases were reported at an elementary school in Gwangsan-gu. They were in self-quarantine after a confirmed case occurred at the school on the 5th and tested positive before the quarantine was lifted. The cumulative total for the school is now 24.

The 1 case from another city or province is a co-worker of a confirmed patient in Jeonnam, who was found infected during a test before quarantine release.

Furthermore, 1 imported case from the UK, 4 symptomatic cases with unknown infection routes, and 2 cases who had contact with previously confirmed patients were also confirmed positive.

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