[Asia Economy Reporter Eunmo Koo] Seoul city announced that from 0:00 to 18:00 on the 18th, 34 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were identified in Seoul. The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul has increased to 4,938.
Breaking down the new confirmed cases by infection route: ▲ 2 cases at K Health Industry in Gangnam-gu (Seoul cumulative 32 cases) ▲ 2 cases at Severance Hospital in Seodaemun-gu (〃 35 cases) ▲ 1 case related to Seoul Regional Tax Office (〃 4 cases) ▲ 1 case at Susaek Catholic Church in Eunpyeong-gu (〃 4 cases).
Additionally, ▲ 4 cases from contact with confirmed patients from other cities/provinces (〃 221 cases) ▲ 2 cases from overseas contact (〃 407 cases) ▲ 18 cases from 'other' routes including old cluster infections or sporadic cases (〃 2,454 cases).
There are still 4 confirmed cases whose infection routes are under investigation by the quarantine authorities (〃 865 cases).
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