(Breaking) Seventh COVID-19 Confirmed Case in Suwon...Final Confirmation to Be Confirmed

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Seo Dong-young] The seventh confirmed COVID-19 case has occurred in Suwon.

Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young announced on the 25th through his Facebook that "a 39-year-old man residing in Maetan 4-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu has been confirmed."

According to Mayor Yeom, the confirmed patient visited Daegu and Gyeongbuk regions from early to mid-February, and developed mild pharyngitis symptoms early morning on the 17th. A week later on the 24th at 3 p.m., he visited the screening clinic at Dongsuwon Hospital for sample collection and received a primary positive result at 8:30 a.m. the next morning. Two hours later, a secondary test was conducted at the Gyeonggi Province Health and Environment Research Institute, and he is currently in self-isolation at home. He is scheduled to be transferred to Paju Hospital under Gyeonggi Provincial Medical Center shortly.

The confirmed patient is an employee of 'WIZ,' a subsidiary of Samsung Electro-Mechanics. WIZ is located in a separate independent building separated from Samsung Electro-Mechanics' premises, and the building is currently closed and undergoing disinfection.

Mayor Yeom stated that the final confirmation of the case and detailed epidemiological investigation will be made public as information is confirmed.