2 Confirmed Cases Related to Insurance Company Call Center in Gwangju... Total 2,165 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] COVID-19 confirmed cases related to an insurance company call center continue in Gwangju Metropolitan City.

According to Gwangju City on the 8th, as of 6 p.m. that day, 2 additional confirmed cases were identified, classified as Gwangju cases 2164 and 2165.

The number of new confirmed cases that have occurred so far today has increased to 32.

Both Gwangju cases 2164 and 2165 are related to the LINA Life Insurance call center, where cluster infections are ongoing.

Starting from the infection of an employee at the call center, the cumulative number of confirmed cases has reached 111.

Gwangju case 2164 is a contact of a previously confirmed case and corresponds to an nth-generation infection case.

Gwangju case 2165 was finally confirmed positive in a test conducted before release from self-quarantine.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases in the region has reached 2,165.

There are 925 individuals who have been tested but whose COVID-19 test results have not yet been released.