189 Confirmed Cases and 2 Deaths in Gyeongnam... 1 Additional Omicron Variant Case

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Ju Cheol-in] As of 5 p.m. on the 24th, Gyeongsangnam-do announced that 189 people in the province tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

By region, there were 56 cases in Changwon, 38 in Gimhae, 29 in Miryang, 26 in Yangsan, 19 in Geoje, 10 in Tongyeong, 5 in Hadong, 2 in Haman, and 1 each in Sacheon, Changnyeong, Namhae, and Sancheong.

Regarding the infection routes, more than half of the total confirmed cases, 107 people, were infected through contact with confirmed cases within the province such as family, acquaintances, and coworkers.

19 people tested positive after contact with confirmed cases from other regions such as Busan and Chungnam.

The routes classified as cluster infections include 12 cases related to a Miryang school, 2 related to Yangsan Bathhouse II, 5 related to a Changwon medical institution V, 3 related to a Gimhae nursing hospital II, 3 related to Yangsan educational facilities, and 1 related to a Hadong kimchi-making gathering.

Among these, the Miryang school cluster infection, classified for the first time on this day, had 12 additional confirmed cases after one student tested positive the previous day and a full inspection was conducted.

The school switched to remote non-face-to-face classes for all grades and quarantined all students in the class where the confirmed case occurred.

Regarding Yangsan Bathhouse II, after one user tested positive on the 15th, additional confirmed cases have occurred mainly among users and their families, with a total of 35 people testing positive so far.

Yangsan city quarantine authorities sent disaster alert messages to conduct testing for users of this bathhouse, which is currently closed.

One case was an overseas entrant. The infection routes of the remaining 36 cases are under investigation.

The quarantine authorities reported that one person in their 60s, who was confirmed positive and quarantined related to Gimhae nursing hospital III, and one person in their 90s, who was confirmed positive related to Changwon medical institution IV and was receiving inpatient treatment at Yonsei Hospital, have died.

Accordingly, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the province increased to 19,307 (2,194 hospitalized, 17,036 discharged, 77 deaths).

As of 5 p.m. on this day, the hospital bed occupancy rate was recorded at 67.9%.

Additionally, one confirmed case of the Omicron variant with an unknown infection route was identified in Geoje. The cumulative number of Omicron variant cases in the province has increased to 3.

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