Gwangju Sets New Daily Record Again in One Day... 4,225 New Confirmed Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The daily number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Gwangju area surpassed 4,000, setting a new record high.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 23rd, 4,225 people were confirmed positive for COVID-19 in a single day.

Among them, 4,221 cases were locally transmitted, and 4 cases were imported infections from overseas.

By detailed infection routes, 52 new cases related to a nursing hospital located in Seo-gu were added, increasing the total to 55.

Regarding the nursing hospital in Gwangsan-gu, 13 new confirmed cases were reported, bringing the cumulative total to 15.

There were 1,121 cases transmitted through contact with acquaintances or existing confirmed patients.

For 3,090 people, the infection route has not yet been identified.

As of 2 PM the previous day, 3,579 people were classified for home treatment, and 507 were in the intensive management group.

Looking at the occurrence status over the past two weeks, from the 9th to the 14th, the daily cases ranged between 1,400 and 1,600; from the 15th to the 20th, between 2,200 and 2,700; and on the 21st, the number rose to the 3,000 range.

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