One More COVID-19 Positive Case in Gwangju Before Quarantine Release...Total 636 Confirmed Cases

On the 25th, a first-year student at Sangil Middle School in Gwangju tested positive for COVID-19, leading to a temporary closure of the facility.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] One additional COVID-19 case was confirmed in Gwangju after a contact from another region tested positive, bringing the total confirmed cases to 636.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City on the 25th, Mr. A, residing in Suwan-dong, Gwangsan-gu, tested positive in a COVID-19 diagnostic test and was classified as the 636th confirmed case in the region.

Mr. A had contact with Jeonbuk case number 239 and showed a positive result in a test conducted before the end of self-quarantine. The infection route of Jeonbuk case number 239, confirmed on the 23rd, has not yet been identified.

So far, 636 confirmed cases have occurred in Gwangju, with 536 patients recovered and discharged, and 97 currently receiving isolation treatment. There have been 3 deaths.

Currently, 892 people are awaiting test results, and 3,859 people classified as confirmed cases or contacts are in quarantine.

Last month, 19 cases (8 local infections and 11 imported) were confirmed, but this month, 122 cases (114 local infections and 8 imported) have been confirmed.

Although the number of confirmed cases seemed to be declining with 8 on the 21st, 1 on the 22nd, and 3 on the 23rd, 14 cases occurred the day before, putting the situation back at a crossroads of spread.