25 Confirmed Cases at Andong Hospital... 19 Are 'Breakthrough Infections'

On the morning of the 9th, citizens who visited the COVID-19 screening clinic set up at Mapo-gu Office in Mapo-gu, Seoul, were informed by officials about the morning testing registration deadline. On this day, 7,102 new COVID-19 cases were reported, and the number of critically ill patients reached a record high of 857. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] Twenty-five COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at Andong Hospital in Gyeongbuk.

According to health authorities on the 13th, after one staff member working on the 11th floor ward of the hospital tested positive on the 11th, diagnostic tests were conducted on patients and staff in the same ward, resulting in 24 additional positive cases. Among the 25 confirmed cases so far, 16 are patients and 9 are hospital staff.

The authorities stated that 19 of the confirmed cases are ‘breakthrough infections’ who had completed vaccination, while the remaining 6 were unvaccinated.

The health authorities are currently cohort isolating the 11th floor of the hospital where the cases were found and are conducting tests on about 2,000 people including hospitalized patients and staff.

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