On the morning of the 30th, the screening clinic at Hanyang University Hospital in Seoul, where a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) confirmed, is crowded with people waiting for testing. yunhap news
The number of new coronavirus infections (Corona 19) in the Seoul area was 101, down 50 or more from the previous day (154). However, the quarantine authorities are watching closely as the group infection continues at Seoul Station homeless facilities and Hanyang University Hospital.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on the 31st, 101 new confirmed cases occurred the day before. There were 98 domestic outbreaks and 3 overseas inflows. On the 28th, 21,888 people were tested and 154 were tested, and on the 29th, 23,301 people were tested, and 101 were confirmed. The number of new confirmed patients in Seoul recorded 297 on the 6th this year, and so far, the number of new confirmed cases has been maintained at around 100.
100 new confirmed cases continued from the 7th
Major outbreaks continue. On the 30th, four new confirmed cases each came out at Hanyang University Hospital and the Seoul Station Hope Support Center, a facility for the homeless.
The first confirmed person at Hanyang University Hospital was a family member of an inpatient and was tested positive on the 27th. Since then, 30 additional patients, including hospital patients, family members, and caregivers, have been confirmed, and the cumulative confirmed number has increased to 31. Of the 31 patients, 10 patients were the most common, and 8 patients were infected with caregivers and family members each.
Corona 19 cumulative confirmed patients since August. Graphic = Younghee Kim [email protected]
The Seoul Metropolitan Government said that 1594 people were examined and found that 30 positive and 1215 negative patients, excluding the first confirmed person. The quarantine authorities explained that there is a possibility that the number of confirmed cases will increase further because 349 people are under examination. The city of Seoul is conducting an in-depth epidemiological investigation by separating the 15th floor of the hospital where the confirmed person came from the same group (cohort).
At the Seoul Station homeless facility, after an employee living in another city or province was first confirmed on the 17th, additional homeless people who used the facility with colleagues were confirmed. The cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was 44, with 1 employee and 43 homeless. 435 people were tested, of which 15 have yet to come out. The city of Seoul is investigating the path of infection and is running a screening center to visit homeless people while encouraging them to test for Corona 19.
In addition, 4 hospitals in Eunpyeong-gu (16 people cumulatively) and 3 people in Gangnam-gu workplaces (41 people) were newly confirmed. Of the 101, 33 were contacted with confirmed cases, and 35 were diagnosed with the route of infection.
Reporter Choi Eun-kyung [email protected]