Omicron and Cluster Infections 'Emergency'... 106 Confirmed Cases in Gwangju on the 21st

Gwangju Records Second Highest Daily Cases with 106 Confirmed

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] In Gwangju, following continuous cluster infections in schools and nursing hospitals, the first Omicron infection has also occurred, putting quarantine authorities on high alert.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 22nd, 106 people in the region were confirmed positive for COVID-19 the previous day and were classified as Gwangju cases 7259 to 7364.

Among them, 26 were from a nursing hospital in Buk-gu, 19 related to confirmed cases from other cities and provinces, 12 under investigation, 3 imported cases, 4 related to a public institution in Dong-gu, and 42 related to previously confirmed cases.

A cluster infection also occurred at a nursing hospital in Gwangju.

On the 20th, one inpatient showed COVID-19 symptoms and tested positive with a rapid antigen test, prompting quarantine authorities to conduct mass testing on 311 people including 197 inpatients and 14 staff members, resulting in a total of 26 confirmed cases.

Among the confirmed cases, some had received the third booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, while some were unvaccinated.

Quarantine authorities transferred the confirmed patients to isolation beds and are investigating the exact infection routes.

The 12 cases related to other cities and provinces were infected through contact with existing confirmed cases in Jeonnam, Jeonbuk, Seoul, etc., and most of the cases related to previously confirmed patients were infected by family or acquaintances.

Confirmed cases in schools and daycare centers continued.

Confirmed cases occurred in an elementary school and daycare center in Nam-gu and a daycare center in Seo-gu, leading quarantine authorities to conduct mass testing at the respective schools.

Additionally, 5 people related to a sauna in Nam-gu, 3 from a middle school in Gwangsan-gu, 1 from a medical institution in Seo-gu, and 3 imported cases from Italy and the United States were confirmed positive.

Moreover, an Omicron variant infection was confirmed in Gwangju the previous day.

Nine confirmed cases related to a business office of the Gwangju Waterworks Headquarters were identified as Omicron infections, and quarantine authorities are conducting an in-depth epidemiological investigation.

They were confirmed positive on the 18th and had visited a restaurant in Nam-gu on the 14th; subsequently, employees and visitors of the establishment were also infected, increasing the cumulative confirmed cases to 24.

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