Gangwon-Chungcheong-Honam Metropolitan Area Covid-19 Group Infection Spreads Simultaneously



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As the spread of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea is increasing again, the number of confirmed cases is increasing rapidly.

In addition to the metropolitan area, large and small group infections occur simultaneously in Gangwon, Chungcheong, and Honam. Furthermore, as the infected group becomes more and more diversified, such as nursing homes, medical institutions, military units, companies, workplaces, and subway stations, the difficulty for authorities to respond to the quarantine increases.

According to the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Bangdaebon) on the 15th, among the main cases of infection in the metropolitan area, 9 additional people tested positive in the process of contacting Yeoksam Station in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and the Cumulative number of confirmed cases rose to 31 at 12 noon.

Dae-bon Bang explained that “three of the confirmed cases were related to Yeoksam station and 28 were related to the mayor of Seongdong-gu,” and said, “There appears to have been an additional spread to the mayor of Seongdong-gu, the workplace of an acquaintance of the indicator patient (the first confirmed), and his family “.

In addition, regarding the Dongdaemun-gu’Ace Hope Care Center ‘, 6 additional people were confirmed who were in quarantine, and the cumulative number of infected people increased to 65. Among the new confirmed cases, one worker and five relatives and acquaintances.

In the case of the Armed Forces Social Welfare Corps, which is a unit directly under the Ministry of Defense in Yongsan-gu, from the last 12 people, five additional people tested positive and the number of accumulated confirmed cases was 19.

The number of confirmed cases continues to rise in relation to Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi Medical Institutions and Anyang-si Nursing Facilities. Five more people who had been in quarantine since day 13 tested positive and the cumulative number of confirmed cases is 159.

In the Gangwon area, the spread of the infection continued in various places, such as nursing homes and small groups.

In relation to a nursing home for the disabled in Cheorwon-gun, five additional infections were confirmed during the contact investigation after the first confirmed case occurred the day before. Currently, more than 200 people are being tested, including workers and residents.

Regarding the meeting of acquaintances in Inje-gun, an additional 8 people tested positive and the cumulative number of confirmed patients increased to 29.

Regarding the Gangwon Region Director Training Program, a total of 16 people have been diagnosed with the infection since the program participants, relatives and acquaintances became infected one after another.

Large and small infections continue in Chungcheong and Honam, and the size of confirmed cases is growing.

In relation to a military unit in Seosan, Chungcheongnam-do, after the first confirmed case occurred on the 11th, an additional 8 people tested positive, resulting in a cumulative number of 9, and in one case of rectal infection in Asan, they were confirmed 14 more after the 8th of this month, resulting in 49 cumulative infections. Increased to.

In relation to the Chonnam National University Hospital in Gwangju, a total of eight patients were confirmed, including medical staff, relatives, patients and guardians. Currently, the hospital has already decided to test about 5,000 people, including 690 people who have already collected samples, among medical staff, workers and patients, so there is the possibility that additional confirmed cases will be reported.

In relation to a company located in Gwangyang, Jeollanam-do, the number of confirmed cases increased from six to a total of 25.

Meanwhile, the proportion of patients with “unknown route of infection” who do not know when and where they were infected remained in the range of 13%.

Of the 1,911 new confirmed cases that occurred from day 2 of this month to today, 261 were investigating the route of infection, which represents 13.7%. Compared to the previous day (13.4%), it rose slightly.

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