2,883 Seoul Students Diagnosed Positive Over Two Days Unable to Attend School

Confirmed Cases Over Two Days, 57% of Mid-February Weekly Confirmed Cases

As the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant continues, children are heading to school on the morning of the 2nd, when elementary, middle, and high schools reopened, at Geumyang Elementary School in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Ahead of the new semester, the number of students confirmed positive for COVID-19 in Seoul over two days, February 28 and March 1, was recorded at 2,883.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on the 2nd, from February 28 to March 1, 2,883 students and 444 staff members were confirmed positive.

The number of student cases over these two days accounts for 57.2% of the student cases (5,037) reported from February 14 to 20.

The number of people released from quarantine over the two days was 2,763 students and 698 parents.

The number of confirmed cases by school level is as follows: ▲Kindergarten 175 ▲Elementary school 1,484 ▲Middle school 551 ▲High school 607 ▲Special school 17 ▲Various schools 46 ▲Accredited educational facilities 3.

There were 7 schools with cluster infections. The routes of cluster infections were not distinguished. At A Elementary School, after 13 confirmed cases on February 26, a total of 18 cases were clustered by March 1.

At B Elementary School, after 2 confirmed cases on February 24, the number of confirmed cases increased to 32, including 1 staff member. At C Elementary School, after 10 student cases on February 27, 1 staff member and 23 students were confirmed positive.

At D Elementary School, 15 students were confirmed positive on February 28. At E Elementary School, after 13 confirmed cases on February 26, an additional 6 cases were confirmed.

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