Sporadic COVID-19 Infections Continue Across Gwangju... 32 New Cases Confirmed on the 8th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Sporadic local infections of COVID-19 continue in Gwangju.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 9th, a total of 32 confirmed cases occurred in one day yesterday.

Among them, 13 were related to existing confirmed cases, 4 were related to a leisure gathering in Dong-gu, 4 were related to confirmed cases from other cities/provinces, 3 were related to an elementary school in Seo-gu, 2 were related to a sports gathering from another region, 1 was related to a medical institution in Seo-gu, 1 was related to a recreational facility in another region, 1 was related to manufacturing in Gwangsan-gu, 1 was related to a nursing hospital in Buk-gu, and 1 was related to a logistics center in Buk-gu.

The number of confirmed cases related to the sports gathering from another region has increased to 14 since the index patient was confirmed on the 6th.

A total of 48 confirmed cases have occurred related to the leisure gathering in Dong-gu, where a pattern of chain infection is becoming clear.

Looking at the recent two-week trend of confirmed cases in the Gwangju area, the numbers from the 26th of last month are as follows: 35 → 52 → 61 → 52 → 29 → 39 → 45 → 39 → 40 → 43 → 47 → 57 → 36.

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