Citizens are lining up to receive COVID-19 diagnostic tests at public health centers in Daejeon. Provided by Daejeon City
[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in Daejeon has increased by 3. The total cumulative confirmed cases in the region stand at 422, of which 36 are classified as overseas entrants.
According to Daejeon City on the 20th, three people (#420 to 422) were confirmed positive for COVID-19 in the region on that day.
The 420th confirmed case in Daejeon is a person in their 50s residing in Jung-gu, who has shown symptoms such as fever since the 17th. The 421st confirmed case is a person in their 70s living in Seo-gu, who was diagnosed positive without experiencing any symptoms.
These confirmed cases were identified as contacts of the 419th confirmed case in Daejeon (a person in their 40s in Seo-gu), who was diagnosed positive the previous day, and underwent diagnostic testing accordingly.
Additionally, the 422nd confirmed case in Daejeon (a person in their 70s from Seo-gu, residing in Cheonan) experienced symptoms such as lethargy starting from the 15th and tested positive after diagnostic testing.
Health authorities are conducting epidemiological investigations on the confirmed cases. Among them, the infection routes of the 419th and 422nd cases in Daejeon are reported to be still unclear.
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