(Breaking) Suwon City, Woman Residing in Jeongja 2-dong Tested Positive for COVID-19

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

Suwon City announced on the 27th that a woman (38, Korean) residing in Jeongja 2-dong (Hanmaru Apartment) has tested positive. She is believed to have had contact with the first confirmed case in Nowon-gu, Seoul at a restaurant located in Mapo-gu, Seoul.

The woman, who works at the Gyeonggi Province Family and Women Research Institute, visited the screening clinic at Jangan-gu Health Center on the 25th to provide a sample. COVID-19 symptoms appeared as headache on the 26th and headache and sputum on the 27th. She tested positive at 3:30 a.m. on the 27th.

The city announced it will promptly disclose details to citizens once a detailed epidemiological investigation is completed.