16 Confirmed Cases in Mokpo... Highest Daily Count 'On High Alert'
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] On the 16th, 16 confirmed COVID-19 cases (Mokpo 350?365) were reported in Mokpo, Jeonnam, marking the highest daily count since the COVID-19 tally began.
With this, the total number of confirmed cases in Mokpo City has reached 365.
According to the city on the 17th, all the confirmed cases reported the previous day are students, teachers, and parents from a middle school in Mokpo.
On the 6th and 7th, a mother and daughter (Mokpo 350 and 351) who attended a relative's wedding in another region were tested for COVID-19 on the 15th and confirmed positive.
A classmate of Mokpo 351, a middle school student, also developed symptoms and was tested on the 15th, receiving a positive result that day.
Accordingly, the quarantine authorities conducted comprehensive testing at the middle school attended by these students, resulting in an additional 12 students and 1 teacher testing positive.
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Mokpo City is conducting an in-depth epidemiological investigation into the movement paths and contacts of the confirmed cases and is carrying out disinfection at identified visited locations.
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