[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] In Gwangju, 15 additional COVID-19 cases were confirmed, newly registered as numbers 1006 to 1020. Including the previously announced 13 cases, a total of 28 people tested positive on Christmas Day.
Cases 1006 and 1016 are related to Evergreen Silver House (nursing home), where infections have been spreading among colleagues, residents, and secondary contacts following the confirmation of case 885, a caregiver, on the 20th.
So far, 45 people have tested positive, including 9 staff members, 24 residents, and 12 others. The 2nd and 3rd floors of the nursing home have been placed under cohort isolation, and patients have been either relocated or transferred.
Cases 1009 to 1013 and 1017 to 1020 are linked to Gwangju Cheongsa Church. Since case 959 was confirmed the previous day, a total of 23 people have tested positive in connection with the church.
As a result of a full investigation of 190 people by health authorities, 23 tested positive, 157 tested negative, and 10 are awaiting test results.
Cases 1014 and 1015 were confirmed to have had contact with case 418 from Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul (Nam-gu G3 Center), who is known to be a pastor. The total number of confirmed cases related to Nam-gu G3 Center has increased to 13.
Case 1007 is a contact of case 993, whose infection route has not yet been identified, and case 1008 tested positive in a pre-release test while under self-quarantine after arriving from Indonesia.
Meanwhile, in Gwangju, the number of confirmed cases has recorded double digits for seven consecutive days, starting with 14 cases on the 19th, 13 on the 20th, 26 on the 21st, 36 on the 22nd, 15 on the 23rd, 36 on the 24th, and 28 on the 25th.
A total of 289,142 people have been tested, with 1,020 confirmed positive and 1,680 awaiting test results. Among the 1,020 confirmed cases, 808 have recovered and been discharged, 207 are receiving isolation treatment, and there have been 5 deaths.
Currently, 1,830 people confirmed to have had contact with confirmed cases are in quarantine.
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