Continued Sporadic Infections in Nursing Hospitals and Students... 43 Confirmed Cases in Gwangju on the 5th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Sporadic COVID-19 infections continue in Gwangju, mainly centered around nursing hospitals and students.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 6th, 43 people tested positive for COVID-19 as of the previous day, classified as cases number 6478 to 6520.

These include 1 person related to a kindergarten in Seo-gu, 3 people related to an elementary school in Seo-gu, 10 people related to a nursing hospital in Buk-gu, 4 people related to confirmed cases from other cities/provinces, 15 people related to previously confirmed cases, and 10 people under investigation due to symptoms.

The 1 person related to the kindergarten in Seo-gu was confirmed positive during a test before release from quarantine due to family transmission.

The 3 people related to the elementary school in Seo-gu were all confirmed infected during tests before release from quarantine.

Among them, 2 are daycare center children who were quarantined after a full investigation on the 29th of last month, and the remaining 1 is an elementary school student who was quarantined after a full investigation on the 27th.

Regarding the nursing hospital in Buk-gu, after 1 staff member was confirmed positive during a preemptive test at a high-risk facility, a full test confirmed that patients were also infected. The cumulative number of confirmed cases has reached 20.

Most of the confirmed cases related to other cities/provinces were infected by family members or coworkers, and most were either in quarantine or tested positive before release from quarantine.

All 15 people related to previously confirmed cases had contact with family or acquaintances whose infection routes were unclear.

Among them, 1 is a student who had contact with an elementary school teacher confirmed positive the previous day, and another is a daycare center child who had contact with an already confirmed elementary school student.

Also included is 1 elementary school student in Buk-gu, but since this case is due to family transmission and has entered quarantine, no full investigation is planned.

Among those related to previously confirmed cases, 3 are infants and toddlers confirmed positive through family contact.

Most symptomatic testers were confirmed positive through tests conducted at screening clinics.

Among symptomatic testers, 1 is a Gwangju City Hall employee who tested positive voluntarily after visiting Busan on the 3rd. Health authorities are conducting diagnostic tests on employees in the same floor department.

Also included among symptomatic testers are 1 high school student and 1 kindergarten student, but they developed symptoms during self-quarantine due to family transmission.

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