Continued Secondary Infections Related to Gwangju Seongdeok High School... Total 22 Cases

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] One more person related to Seongdeok High School in Gwangju Metropolitan City has tested positive.

According to Gwangju City on the 8th, as of 6 p.m. that day, an additional confirmed case related to Seongdeok High School was registered as Gwangju case number 2484.

This person is a family member of Gwangju case number 2479, who was confirmed positive the previous day.

Including the three previously announced cases, a total of four people have been infected related to Seongdeok High School as of today.

The infection types of these four individuals mainly correspond to secondary or further transmission cases.

Users or business owners of facilities such as study cafes and arcades visited by the confirmed students were infected in a chain transmission.

The cumulative number of confirmed cases related to Seongdeok High School has reached 22.

Specifically, there are 14 Seongdeok High School students, 2 parents, 1 student from another high school, 4 university students, and 1 business owner.

Seongdeok High School will conduct remote classes for all students until the 18th.