Gangnam-gu Yeoksam-dong Residents COVID-19 Family Infection... 4 Cases Today View original image


[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 2nd, 4 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Gangnam-gu.


Including the 3 additional cases reported the previous afternoon, the total number of confirmed cases has risen to 199.


Among the 3 confirmed cases (from Suseo, Yeoksam, and Gaepo-dong) transferred to the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center after being diagnosed positive at other testing institutions the day before, the resident of Suseo-dong was a worker at a hospital in another region where a recent cluster infection occurred. This person was tested at the National Medical Center and confirmed positive.


Another resident of Yeoksam-dong who tested positive at the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center on the same day was a family member of a previously confirmed Gangnam-gu resident. Three residents from Gaepo, Apgujeong, and Segok-dong were each confirmed positive at other regional testing institutions and transferred to the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center.


Gangnam-gu conducted disinfection around the residences and movement paths of the confirmed cases and is currently conducting a detailed epidemiological investigation.



Additionally, regarding a resident of Irwon-dong who tested positive after participating in a public work project at the Suseo-dong Community Center, 375 out of 705 people tested?including 74 community center officials, residents of three apartment buildings in Irwon-dong where the confirmed case lives, and workers at nearby welfare centers and daycare centers?were all confirmed negative.


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