COVID-19 Still Hard to Contain... 9 New Cases Confirmed in Gwangju

Various Infection Routes Including Restaurants and Entertainment Venues

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The COVID-19 infection rate in the Gwangju area is showing no signs of subsiding.

According to Gwangju Metropolitan City as of 2 p.m. on the 14th, 9 people tested positive for COVID-19, classified as cases 2575 to 2583.

The infection routes were confirmed to be diverse, including restaurants, entertainment establishments, and connections to other cities and provinces.

Case 2575 was confirmed to have come into contact with case 2565, who tested positive the previous day. The infection route of case 2565 has not yet been identified.

Case 2577 had contact with Goyang City case 3045. Goyang City case 3045 is a resident of Jangseong-gun, Jeonnam, who tested positive on the 12th. The infection route is under investigation.

Cases 2582 and 2583 are family infections related to Jeonnam case 1240, who tested positive the previous day.

Case 2578 is related to a restaurant in Gwangsan-gu, and case 2580 is linked to an entertainment establishment in the Seogu Sangmu district.

Cases 2576, 2579, and 2581 showed symptoms, were tested at screening clinics, and confirmed positive; their infection routes are being investigated.