Christmas 'Omicron Fear'... 40 New Domestic Infections in Incheon, Daejeon, and Others in One Day

Domestic Infections 40 Cases, Imported Cases 41 Cases

On the 24th, the COVID-19 screening clinic at Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul was crowded with citizens. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency Central Disease Control Headquarters announced that as of midnight, there were 1,084 critically ill patients and 6,233 new confirmed cases. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus is rapidly spreading across various regions nationwide, including Incheon, Daejeon, and Gwangju. In particular, there is growing concern that confirmed cases will surge in the future as multiple cases with unknown infection sources?where and when they contracted the Omicron variant?are emerging simultaneously.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters announced on the 25th at midnight that 81 additional Omicron variant infections have been confirmed.

The 81 new infections represent the largest daily count since the first Omicron infection was confirmed domestically on the 1st of this month. Among the new confirmed cases, 40 were domestic infections and 41 were imported cases.

Concerns are increasing as infection routes remain unidentified in regions such as Gwangju, Incheon, Daejeon, and Jeonbuk.

The three cluster infections that began from initially unidentified infection sources include the 'Jeonbuk Iksan' case spreading mainly in kindergartens in Iksan, Jeonbuk, and daycare centers in Buan and Jeongeup; the 'Gangwon Wonju Restaurant' case spreading through family and acquaintances' restaurant gatherings in Gangwon Province; and the 'Gyeongnam Geoje City' case spreading mainly among families in Gyeongnam.

Separately from the announcement by the Central Disease Control Headquarters, Daejeon City confirmed that a 23-year-old woman residing in Yuseong-gu, who tested positive on the 23rd and is currently isolated and receiving treatment in a single room at an infectious disease specialized hospital, has been infected with the Omicron variant.

Meanwhile, among the imported cases, 14 arrived from the United States, 7 from the United Kingdom, 6 from Kenya, and 3 from Tanzania. Two each came from Qatar and Spain, and one each from Turkey, C?te d'Ivoire, Canada, Italy, the United Arab Emirates, the Maldives, and Cameroon.

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