Continued Spread in Long-term Care Hospitals and Large Workplaces... 9 Additional Cases Confirmed in Gwangju

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The spread of COVID-19 originating from nursing hospitals is intensifying in the Gwangju area.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 15th, as of 2 p.m. that day, 9 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed and classified as numbers 5650 to 5658.

Five cases are related to a nursing hospital in Seo-gu, three have unknown infection routes, and one is linked to a large workplace.

At the nursing hospital located in Seo-gu, infections have been rapidly increasing since two nursing assistants tested positive during a preemptive screening of staff on the 10th.

The facility is currently under cohort isolation, with a total of 66 confirmed cases. Specifically, there are 47 patients, 18 staff members, and 1 family member.

At a large workplace in Gwangsan-gu, confirmed cases have also emerged, bringing the total number of related cases to 37.

The 5658th confirmed case diagnosed on this day is an employee working at the workplace who underwent testing after showing suspected symptoms.

Additionally, the three cases with unknown infection routes were voluntarily tested and confirmed positive after exhibiting COVID-19-like symptoms.

Health authorities are currently investigating the specific infection routes, movement paths, and contacts of the newly confirmed cases.

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