6 COVID-19 Cases Confirmed in Gwangju in One Day... 4 Linked to Jeonnam Patient No. 179

4 Local Infections and 2 Overseas Entrants... Total Cumulative Confirmed Cases 509

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Two people who had contact with Jeonnam patient number 179, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 while waiting for admission to a nursing hospital in Jangseong, Jeonnam, have tested positive.

As a result, a total of four confirmed cases related to Jeonnam patient number 179 occurred in Gwangju in one day.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 23rd, residents of Wolgok-dong and Ssangam-dong in Gwangsan-gu tested positive for COVID-19 the day before and were classified as Gwangju patients number 508 and 509.

Previously, two relatives of Jeonnam patient number 179 also tested positive for COVID-19.

All 250 staff and residents of the Jangseong nursing hospital, where Jeonnam patient number 179 was supposed to be admitted, tested negative.

This is the first local infection case in Gwangju in four days since one case on the 18th.