26 New COVID-19 Cases in Gyeonggi Province…Small-to-Medium Scale Sporadic Spread Continues

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hun] As of 0 a.m. on the 10th, 26 new confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in Gyeonggi Province, with small-to-medium scale sporadic spread continuing.

Lee Hee-young, co-director of Gyeonggi Province's COVID-19 Emergency Countermeasures Taskforce (professor of the Public Healthcare Business Division, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital), stated during a regular briefing on the 10th, "If we fail to early cut off the chain of successive cluster infections, there are concerns that we could face a resurgence of mass infections."

As of 0 a.m. on the 10th, there are 26 new confirmed cases in the province: 17 from community transmission, 3 from churches, and 6 other cases. Among community-acquired cases, a total of 17 new confirmations were made: 13 linked to Seoul's Richi Way, 3 of unknown origin, and 1 linked to a table tennis club in Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul. Church-related cases include 3 new confirmations: 1 from the Anyang-Gunpo pastors' meeting and 2 from a Pioneer Church in the Seoul metropolitan area. Among the 6 other cases, one is an imported case from overseas, and the remaining 5 are from the Defense Security Support Command cluster infection.

Confirmed cases in the province related to Richi Way, a multi-level health supplement sales company located in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, increased by 13 from 0 a.m. the previous day, bringing the total to 24. Among the additional confirmed cases, 3 are colleagues and family members who had contact with previously confirmed Richi Way-related cases, and 8 are from secondary transmission at 'NBS Partners' in Bundang. A Seoul resident confirmed at Richi Way was confirmed to have visited NBS Partners, a direct sales company in Bundang-gu, Seongnam, and 8 people including company employees tested positive during contact tracing. The remaining 2 cases are related to an SJ investment company call center in Magok-dong, Seoul, and involve employees who had contact with previously confirmed Seoul residents.

Confirmed cases in the province related to the table tennis club in Mokdong, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul increased by 1 as of 0 a.m. on the 10th, for a total of 3. The newly confirmed patient is a contact of a previously confirmed Seoul resident and was identified as a cook at Daesung Academy's cafeteria in Songpa-gu. Authorities have requested the relevant health center investigate movement routes.

Confirmed cases related to the Anyang·Gunpo pastors' meeting increased by 1 as of 0 a.m. on the 10th, for a total of 21. The additional confirmed case is a contact of a previously confirmed patient from Gunpo Saeeon Church.

Confirmed cases in the province related to Pioneer Church in the Seoul metropolitan area increased by 2 as of 0 a.m. on the 10th, bringing the total to 17. The additional confirmed cases are a couple residing in Bucheon who have been in self-quarantine since May 31st. They are confirmed to have visited Deungbul Church in Incheon on May 28th and Sae-haneul Dongsan Church on May 30th.

Following the first confirmed case among military personnel at the Defense Security Support Command in Gwacheon, 4 additional cases have been confirmed, bringing the total to 5 confirmed cases. The first confirmed patient developed symptoms such as coughing and chills from June 6th, underwent diagnostic testing at a screening clinic in Sujeong-gu, Seongnam, and received a confirmed diagnosis on the 9th.

Meanwhile, as of 0 a.m. on the 10th, the number of confirmed cases in Gyeonggi Province increased by 26 from 0 a.m. the previous day, reaching 981 cases. (10,902 nationally) Among confirmed cases in Gyeonggi Province, 684 have been discharged, and 275 are currently in isolation at hospitals and community treatment centers.

Gyeonggi Province has secured 528 confirmed patient treatment beds across 16 hospitals, including 3 national designated hospitalization treatment hospitals, 5 public medical institutions, and 8 general hospitals in the province. Currently, 267 beds (50.6%) are in use.