[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Yeon-ju] An additional COVID-19 case has been confirmed at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries in the Government Sejong Complex, where a large number of new coronavirus infections recently occurred.
On the 17th, Sejong City announced that a male Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries employee in his 50s, residing in Surubae Village Complex 1, Bangok-dong, tested positive for COVID-19 on the same day.
The employee initially tested negative in the first round of mass testing for all staff but was later confirmed positive after visiting a screening clinic with a fever symptom that morning.
According to Sejong City, the employee has been under self-quarantine since the 12th and is believed to have had no close contacts.
As positive cases continued to emerge up to the 17th, the total number of confirmed cases in Sejong City reached 41, with 28 infections within the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.
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