[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] On the 27th, 52 people in the Gwangju area were confirmed positive for COVID-19.
Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 28th that the new confirmed cases were classified as numbers 6121 to 6172.
In particular, as 9 consecutive infections occurred at a medical institution located in Seo-gu, quarantine authorities remain vigilant.
One child of the hospital staff was infected inside the hospital the previous day, spreading the virus to nearby patients.
Currently, Gwangju City is conducting a second on-site risk assessment while isolating additional close contacts.
Five cases each were reported related to a care center in Buk-gu and a B bathhouse in Buk-gu, and 4 cases were linked to a middle school in Gwangsan-gu.
Two cases were related to a religious facility in Gwangsan-gu, and one case was linked to A nursing hospital in the same district.
Three cases were related to other regions, and 14 cases were contacts of existing confirmed patients.
Eight people, including numbers 6136 to 6138, have not yet had their infection routes identified.
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