Police Substation, Nursing Hospital, Daycare Center, etc... 60 Confirmed Cases in Gwangju on the 26th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] COVID-19 infections are continuing around police substations and nursing hospitals in the Gwangju area.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 27th, 60 people tested positive in Gwangju in one day and were classified as Gwangju cases 7630 to 7689.

Of these, 33 were related to contact with previously confirmed cases, 5 are under investigation, 11 are related to other cities and provinces, 4 are related to a kindergarten in Gwangsan-gu, 3 are related to a nursing hospital in Buk-gu, 2 are related to a middle school in Buk-gu (tested before release), 1 is related to a public institution in Dong-gu, and 1 is an imported case from overseas.

Three police officers at a police substation of the Gwangju Nambu Police Station, related to previously confirmed cases, were consecutively confirmed positive, leading to the temporary closure of the substation.

Subsequently, five more people, including family members and acquaintances of the infected police officers and those with overlapping movement paths, tested positive overnight, bringing the total to eight confirmed cases.

Regarding cases related to other cities and provinces, one staff member and two patients at a nursing hospital in Nam-gu tested positive for COVID-19, totaling three cases, with three additional patients under quarantine, confirming a total of six cases.

Four confirmed cases also emerged at a daycare center located in Nam-gu. After one staff member with an unknown infection route tested positive the previous day, a full investigation was conducted on 111 people, including 91 children and 20 staff members, resulting in a cumulative total of four confirmed cases, including one index staff member and three children.

At a nursing hospital in Buk-gu, three additional cases were confirmed during cohort isolation, bringing the cumulative total to 49. Including four additional cases at a kindergarten in Gwangsan-gu, the cumulative total reached 26; including one case related to a public institution in Dong-gu, the cumulative total is 33; and including two cases related to a middle school in Buk-gu before release, the cumulative total is 26.

Additionally, one person who entered from the United States on the 25th tested positive the previous day and was classified as an imported case.

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