Seoul Reports 124 Confirmed Cases by 6 PM... 14 Linked to Gangseo-gu Dance Class

On the 25th, as the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) intensifies daily in South Korea, medical staff are collecting specimens at an on-site screening clinic set up in the parking lot of Dongjak District Office in Seoul for proactive testing. Dongjak District recently established the on-site screening clinic to prevent further spread related to the group infection at the Noryangjin civil service exam academy. The on-site screening clinic will operate for three days from the 25th to the 27th, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. If the number of testees increases, the period may be extended. Photo by Kim Hyun-min kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] Seoul City announced that from 0:00 to 18:00 on the 26th, 124 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were identified. Accordingly, the total cumulative number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in the Seoul area has reached 8,237.

Among the new confirmed cases on this day, 14 cases (cumulative 80) were related to a dance training facility in Gangseo-gu, 8 cases (cumulative 23) to Nowon-gu Office, 5 cases (cumulative 89) to Hongdae Saegyo Church in Mapo-gu, and 3 cases (cumulative 49) to Sauna II in Seocho-gu.

Additionally, one new case each was confirmed related to Sauna in Songpa-gu (cumulative 11), Sauna I in Seocho-gu (cumulative 67), a hospital located in Gangseo-gu (cumulative 29), a church in Jung-gu (cumulative 7), and Restaurant II in Gangnam-gu (cumulative 8).

There were 59 cases who had contact with other confirmed patients, 11 cases who had contact with confirmed patients from other cities or provinces, and 19 cases whose infection routes are under investigation.