(Breaking) 14th and 15th COVID-19 Confirmed Cases Reported Consecutively in Suwon

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon has reported its 14th and 15th COVID-19 confirmed cases.

Suwon Mayor Yeom Tae-young announced on March 3rd in his Facebook post titled 'COVID-19. Suwon Response Report 141 & 142' that two confirmed cases had occurred.

Those designated as 'Suwon Confirmed Case-14' and 'Suwon Confirmed Case-15' are an 11-year-old girl and a 46-year-old woman, respectively.

The 14th confirmed case resides in the same apartment complex (Dongsuwan Zai 1st Complex) as a 55-year-old woman from Mangpo 1-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, who tested positive the previous day.

The girl visited the Yeongdeungpo-gu Screening and Testing Center at 11:30 a.m. on March 2nd and underwent testing. She received a positive result from the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment at approximately 1:00 a.m. on March 3rd. She is currently awaiting assignment to an isolation ward.

The 15th confirmed case is a resident of multi-unit housing in Seryul 3-dong, Gwonseon-gu, who visited the Gwonseon-gu Health Substation Screening and Testing Center on March 2nd for testing. She received a positive result at 1:00 a.m. on March 3rd and is expected to be assigned to an isolation ward.

Mayor Yeom Tae-young stated that detailed information would be released promptly once epidemiological investigation results are available.

■'Suwon Confirmed Case-14' Information
- Age 11, Female, Korean, residing in Dongsuwan Zai 1st Apartment, Mangpo 1-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu
- Symptom onset: Cough, etc. (Feb. 27)

▲ Basic Information
(March 2, Monday) - 11:30 a.m. Visited Yeongdeungpo-gu Health Substation Screening and Testing Center (via guardian's vehicle), specimen collection and diagnostic test request
(March 3, Tuesday) - 00:55 Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment test result: 'Positive' determination, isolation ward assignment pending

■'Suwon Confirmed Case-15' Information
- Age 46, Female, Korean, residing in multi-unit housing in Seryul 3-dong, Gwonseon-gu
- Symptom onset: Cough, etc. presumed (Feb. 29)

▲ Basic Information
(March 2, Monday)
- 15:30 Visited Gwonseon-gu Health Substation Screening and Testing Center (via health substation ambulance) and underwent specimen collection and diagnostic test request
(March 3, Tuesday)
- 01:00 Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment test result: 'Positive' determination, isolation ward assignment pending