Geoje Christmas Nightmare… More than 100 cumulative confirmed cases in December of Corona 19
Reporter Minjin Kim [email protected]
Input: 2020-12-25 11:09:31Revision: 2020-12-25 16:46:07Posted: 2020-12-25 16:46:33
On the 25th, the cumulative number of corona19 confirmed in December in Geoje, Gyeongnam exceeded 100. The number of confirmed cases surged as the serial infection started at the shipyard earlier this month penetrated deeper into everyday life and small group infections followed. There are also concerns that there may be more silent preachers who are already out of the quarantine network.
According to the city of Geoje, an additional woman in her 60s was confirmed corona19 this afternoon. It is the 147th confirmed case in the region and the 100th confirmed this month.
Geoje confirmed 147 is a visitor to the animal hospital in Gohyeon-dong, where a small group infection occurred earlier. It was classified as an indicator patient who was exposed to the movements of Geoje No. 116, and was examined on the 22nd. Later, a retest conducted during self-isolation showed positive.
As a result, the number of veterinary hospitals increased to 12 (Geoje 116, 119-124, 126, 132, 134-135, and 147).
Geoje, where the first confirmed case in the region occurred on February 23 after Corona 19 entered Korea, was evaluated to have saved itself, recording a cumulative 47 people until November. However, on the 4th of this month, a large shipyard worker (Geoje No. 49) and children (Geoje No. 48) were confirmed, and the situation changed sharply.
The virus quickly spread to fellow workers, family members, and neighbors, centering on number 49, which is believed to be an indicator patient. A Shipyard As the infection subsided in about a week, another large shipyard was opened. The virus spread to everyday spaces such as pubs, bathhouses, screen golf, animal hospitals, and gyms through this medium.
Until now, 16 people (Geoje 89-91, 100-103, 107, 110-111, 117, 131, 133, 143) have been confirmed only by foot in the bathroom. There are 10 people involved in the Jangpyeong-dong screen golf course (Geoje 86, 88, 94, 98, 106, 108-109, 113-115). There were also 5 confirmed cases in the gym (138-139, 141-142, 144) and the tavern (Geoje 84, 92-93, 99 and 118).
Geoje City is focusing on identifying quiet propagators, centering on users of the facility and people around them, to break the link of nth infection. On the 24th alone, 2,124 people were tested at 7 screening clinics.
Geoje City said, “The number of tests increases and the number of confirmed patients increases initially, but only rapid tests can block the spread of the disease early.” For the safety of all, those who are suspicious or related should have a test at the nearest screening clinic regardless of symptoms.”
Reporter Minjin Kim [email protected]