(Breaking) One Additional COVID-19 Confirmed Case in Suwon...39-Year-Old Male Resident of Seryu 2-dong

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] One additional COVID-19 confirmed case has been reported in Suwon.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young announced through his Facebook post titled 'COVID-19, Suwon Response Update 113' on the 26th, stating "A 39-year-old Korean male residing in a villa in Seryu 2-dong, Gwonseon-gu, has tested positive."

According to Mayor Yeom, the patient was classified as a contact of a confirmed patient from another region at 8:41 p.m. on the 24th and was notified of self-quarantine by the Gwonseon-gu Health Center. This was because he had contact with a confirmed patient from the Anyang area, who tested positive on the 24th, at 'GS Techwin' located in Hwaseong-si on the 19th.

The following morning at 10 a.m., he visited the screening clinic at the Gwonseon-gu Health Center with related symptoms such as coughing and provided a sample for testing.

Following testing at the Gyeonggi Province Institute of Health and Environment, he received a 'positive' result notification at 7 a.m. on the 26th. The confirmed patient is scheduled to be transferred to Gyeonggi Province Medical Center Suwon Hospital at 11 a.m.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young stated, "We are currently conducting detailed epidemiological investigations and tracking the patient's movements, including those of family members," and said that information will be released as it becomes available.