Gwangju and Jeonnam Report 108 New COVID-19 Cases on 27th... Sporadic Infections Continue in Nursing Hospitals and Others

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] On the 27th, a total of 108 people in Gwangju and Jeonnam were confirmed positive for COVID-19 in one day.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City and Jeonnam Province on the 28th, 70 new COVID-19 cases were registered in Gwangju and 38 in Jeonnam the previous day.

The confirmed cases in the Gwangju area were classified as numbers 7690 to 7759. The main infection routes were contact with existing confirmed cases (34 people), related to confirmed cases from other regions (19 people), unknown infection routes (13 people), and 4 cases related to a nursing hospital in Buk-gu.

Recently, two nursing hospitals in Buk-gu have reported confirmed cases, with a total of 86 people confirmed positive so far.

Since the 26th, a full investigation has been conducted on about 1,700 people at three elementary and middle schools in Nam-gu and Dong-gu where confirmed cases were found.

The quarantine authorities plan to analyze CCTV footage to classify contacts and conduct in-depth epidemiological investigations through GPS testing and other methods.

In Jeonnam, 38 people were confirmed positive.

Specifically, 9 in Suncheon, 8 in Naju, 7 in Yeosu, 3 in Gwangyang, 2 each in Damyang, Muan, and Hwasun, and 1 each in Gangjin, Haenam, Yeongam, and Hampyeong were reported.

In Gwangyang, an elementary school student was confirmed positive through symptomatic testing, and in Yeosu, confirmed cases emerged due to a chain infection related to entertainment bars and others.

Two cases classified as imported were students who entered from the United Kingdom and are known to be family members.

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