[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] In Gwangju, with 3 additional confirmed COVID-19 cases, the total number of confirmed cases since the cluster infection began on the 27th of last month reached 100 in 12 days.
According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 8th, 3 people related to Hanul Nursing Home and Ilgok Central Church tested positive for COVID-19.
A woman in her 50s living in Ochi-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju, tested positive for COVID-19 in the afternoon and was classified as case number 131. She was identified as a caregiver at Hanul Nursing Home and a contact of case number 112. She began experiencing symptoms such as a sore throat since the previous day.
Along with this, a woman in her 80s residing at Hanul Nursing Home also tested positive. She had contact with cases 72 and 77 and showed no particular symptoms.
Case number 133 is a woman in her 40s living in Yongjeon-dong, Buk-gu, who is known to have had contact with case number 123 at Ilgok Central Church. She showed symptoms such as coughing since the 6th.
Meanwhile, since the 27th of last month, a total of 100 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Gwangju.
By type, there are 7 cases related to Gwangneuksa Temple, 22 at Geumyang Officetel, 6 from a trip to Jeju, 2 at SKJ Hospital, 18 at Ilgok Central Church, 19 at Gwangju Sarang Church, 7 at Agape Silver Center, 9 at Hanul Nursing Hospital, 5 at a private academy for civil service exam preparation, 1 at SM Sauna, 3 imported cases, and 1 under investigation.
By age group, there are 2 under 10 years old, 1 teenager, 3 in their 20s, 8 in their 30s, 11 in their 40s, 25 in their 50s, 29 in their 60s, 14 in their 70s, 3 in their 80s, and 4 in their 90s.
From the 27th of last month to the current day (as of 11 a.m.), the daily case numbers are 4→4→3→12→22→6→8→16→7→6→8→4.
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