Jongno-gu shows the highest number with 10 people... followed by Songpa-gu with 9, Gangdong-gu and Eunpyeong-gu with 4 each, Seocho-gu with 3... and Seongdong-gu, Seongbuk-gu, Seodaemun-gu, Nowon-gu, Gangseo-gu, Gangnam-gu, and Gwanak-gu with 2 each. Notably, Gangnam-gu reported its first 2 confirmed COVID-19 cases that day... Jungnang-gu, Mapo-gu, Geumcheon-gu, Dongjak-gu, and Yangcheon-gu each with 1.
[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Seoul’s 25 autonomous districts has been confirmed at 49.
As of 11 p.m. on the 26th, according to Seoul City, Jongno-gu has the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among Seoul’s districts, with 10 cases.
This is attributed to Jongno-gu having a large elderly population and a high floating population. In particular, the 6th confirmed patient is known to have spread the virus to many people through Myeongnyun Church and the senior welfare center.
Next are Songpa-gu with 9 cases, Gangdong-gu and Eunpyeong-gu with 4 cases each, and Seocho-gu with 3 cases.
Additionally, Seongdong-gu, Seongbuk-gu, Seodaemun-gu, Nowon-gu, Gangseo-gu, Gwanak-gu, and Gangnam-gu each have 2 cases. Notably, Gangnam-gu reported its first two confirmed COVID-19 cases today, drawing attention.
Jungnang-gu, Mapo-gu, Geumcheon-gu, Dongjak-gu, and Yangcheon-gu each have 1 case.
In particular, Yangcheon-gu reported its first confirmed COVID-19 case this afternoon.
Accordingly, Jung-gu, Yongsan-gu, Gwangjin-gu, Gangbuk-gu, Dongdaemun-gu, Gangbuk-gu, Dobong-gu, and Yeongdeungpo-gu have yet to report any confirmed cases.
Jung Soon-gyun, Mayor of Gangnam-gu, stated in a briefing at 4 p.m. today, “This morning, two individuals in Gangnam-gu?a 27-year-old male and a 30-year-old female?were confirmed positive for COVID-19.”
The 27-year-old male, a member of the Shincheonji Church, resides in Gamsam-dong, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, and is a university student at a university in Daegu. After attending a Shincheonji Daegu Church service on the 16th, he visited and stayed at his sister’s house in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu from the 19th. On the morning of the 25th, he was tested at the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center screening clinic, and the test results confirmed positive this morning.
The other confirmed case, a 30-year-old female office worker residing in Jeju City, attended a friend’s wedding held at a wedding hall in Dalseo-gu, Daegu on the 16th. She had been living at her sister’s house in Apgujeong-dong, Gangnam-gu for the past year. After showing symptoms of a high fever of 37.5°C, cough, and phlegm, she was tested at the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center on the 25th, and the results confirmed positive this morning.
Mayor Jung stated, “Gangnam-gu immediately notified the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Seoul City upon confirmation of the positive cases. This afternoon, the two confirmed patients were transferred to isolation beds at Seoul Municipal Seonam Hospital located in Yangcheon-gu.”
In addition, to prevent local spread of COVID-19, Gangnam-gu identified close contacts of the two confirmed patients and placed them under self-quarantine. Testing is being conducted through the Gangnam-gu Public Health Center screening clinic. From this morning, first-round disinfection measures have been completed for the apartments, officetels, and nearby residential areas in Apgujeong-dong and Nonhyeon-dong where the two patients stayed, as well as their workplaces, the gym used by the female patient, their personal vehicles, and parking lots.
Gangnam-gu announced that to minimize local spread, it will transparently disclose more detailed movement paths of the confirmed patients to residents and take necessary measures such as second-round disinfection.
Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) announced the second confirmed COVID-19 case today.
The second confirmed patient is a 26-year-old male residing in Boramae-dong, Gwanak-gu, who visited the Daegu area from the 17th to the 21st of this month.
The exact infection route has not yet been confirmed.
After testing positive today, he is currently being treated at a nationally designated hospital. It is known that after visiting Daegu, he stayed at home from the 21st to the 26th and voluntarily self-quarantined.
Yangcheon-gu (Mayor Kim Soo-young) announced on the 26th that its first confirmed case of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has occurred.
According to Yangcheon-gu, the confirmed patient is Mr. A (26 years old), residing in Sinwol 3-dong, Yangcheon-gu. He had visited Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital and showed initial symptoms on February 20th. He visited the Yangcheon-gu Public Health Center screening clinic on the 25th for testing, and the final positive result was confirmed on the evening of the 26th. He was transferred to a nationally designated hospital.
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