Seoul Reports 45 New COVID-19 Cases by 6 PM Today... Total Exceeds 6,000

6 More People Related to Gangnam Gym and 5 More Related to Sauna

On the 27th, medical staff are collecting specimens from students at a temporary screening clinic for COVID-19 set up at Seongsu High School in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. According to Seongdong-gu on the day, one third-year student at Seongsu High School was confirmed positive for COVID-19 the previous day, prompting a full-scale testing of all students and staff at the school. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Seoul city announced that from 0:00 to 18:00 on the 30th, an additional 45 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were identified in Seoul.

As a result, the cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Seoul reached 6,004.

The additional confirmed cases by major cluster infection cases are ▲ 6 cases related to a gym in Gangnam-gu (Seoul cumulative 10 cases) ▲ 5 cases related to Lucky Sauna in Gangnam-gu (〃 31 cases) ▲ 1 case related to a visiting teacher in Eunpyeong-gu (〃 7 cases) ▲ 1 case related to CJ Telenix (a derivative of Jameon Medical Equipment) in Gangnam-gu (〃 20 cases).

In addition, new confirmed cases include 1 imported case (〃 455 cases), 16 cases classified as 'others' related to sporadic cases or past cluster infections (〃 3,990 cases), and 15 cases under investigation due to unknown infection routes (〃 1,034 cases).