Patients No. 15 and No. 20 Discharged, Suwon COVID-19 Cases Down to 4

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Two patients who were the first and second confirmed COVID-19 cases in Suwon City were discharged on the 24th.

Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young announced through his SNS on the 24th, "The 15th confirmed patient, who was our region's first confirmed patient, was discharged from the Armed Forces Capital Hospital where he had been hospitalized, and has been recommended for seven days of self-quarantine," adding "He has now been admitted to Suwon Youth Hotel, our city's temporary self-quarantine facility, and will stay there for the next seven days."

Mayor Yeom also stated, "The 20th confirmed patient, our city's second confirmed case, has been discharged from Seoul National University Bundang Hospital. His elementary school-age daughter (32nd confirmed patient) is receiving isolation treatment at the hospital, and we requested from the hospital to have them live together in the same space wearing protective equipment starting today before discharge."

The 15th patient arrived from Wuhan, China last month and tested positive on the 2nd. The 20th confirmed patient is the sister-in-law of the 15th patient. The 15th patient contracted the infection while in self-quarantine after sharing a meal. The 20th patient's daughter later tested positive.

As a result, among confirmed cases occurring in Suwon, those receiving treatment are the 32nd confirmed patient and a family of 3 who visited Gwanggyo from Daegu and tested positive on the 23rd and 24th, totaling 4 patients.