COVID-19 Spread Focused on Multi-use and Educational Facilities... 70 New Cases in Gwangju in One Day

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The spread of COVID-19 in the Gwangju area is intensifying. The increase is centered around multi-use facilities and educational institutions.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 21st, a total of 70 new confirmed cases were registered in one day yesterday.

Looking at the infection routes: ▲18 related to two bathhouses in Buk-gu ▲12 with unknown infection routes due to symptomatic testing ▲9 related to a daycare center in Buk-gu ▲7 related to a kindergarten in Seo-gu ▲6 related to a middle school in Gwangsan-gu ▲5 related to two elementary schools in Gwangsan-gu ▲5 related to existing confirmed cases in Gwangju ▲5 related to confirmed cases from other cities/provinces ▲1 related to a large workplace in Gwangsan-gu ▲1 related to a nursing hospital in Seo-gu ▲1 related to an administrative order for a job placement agency, etc.

Regarding the bathhouses in Buk-gu, 26 people have been confirmed so far, and related to a middle school in Gwangsan-gu, 6 people were confirmed while in self-quarantine, increasing the cumulative confirmed cases to 29.

With 12 confirmed cases whose infection routes are unidentified, the quarantine authorities are conducting epidemiological investigations on them.

The daily confirmed cases in the Gwangju area over the past two weeks have been 18→20→28→11→22→32→11→31→19→26→11→34→34→24→39→70 from the 5th onward.

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