(Breaking News) Four COVID-19 Confirmed Cases in Yongin City on the Morning of the 24th...All Asymptomatic
[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] On the morning of the 24th, four confirmed COVID-19 cases were reported in Yongin City.
According to Baik Gyun-gi, Mayor of Yongin City's social media post, among the four COVID-19 confirmed cases (Yongin-259~262), one is a cohabiting contact of a previously confirmed patient, and the other three are in their teens and twenties.
Notably, all four of these patients are asymptomatic and tested positive upon specimen collection at the screening clinic.
The following is the full text of Mayor Baik Gyun-gi's social media post.
COVID-19 Confirmed Cases (Yongin-259~262) on 8.24
□ COVID-19 Confirmed Case (Yongin-259)
[Patient Information]
❍ Yongin-259: Male, 50s
❍ Address: Yubang-dong, Cheoin-gu
❍ Cohabiting contacts: 2 people
❍ Symptoms: Asymptomatic
＊Cohabiting contact of confirmed case (Yongin-254)
[Occurrence Details and Actions Taken]
❍ 8.23 (Sunday)
10:15: Specimen collection at Cheoin-gu Health Center screening clinic
❍ 8.24 (Monday)
07:50: Positive result from private testing institution (C Gene Medical Foundation)
07:55: Reported to Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and Gyeonggi Province epidemiologist; isolation bed requested
□ COVID-19 Confirmed Case (Yongin-260)
[Patient Information]
❍ Yongin-260: Male, under 10 years old
❍ Address: Seonghoshinehills Apartment, Bojeong-dong, Giheung-gu
❍ Cohabiting contacts: 3 people
❍ Asymptomatic
[Occurrence Details and Actions Taken]
❍ 8.23 (Saturday) 09:30: Specimen collection at Suji-gu Health Center screening clinic
❍ 8.24 (Sunday) 08:30: Positive result from private testing institution (Green Cross)
08:30: Reported to Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and Gyeonggi Province epidemiologist
□ COVID-19 Confirmed Case (Yongin-261)
[Patient Information]
❍ Yongin-261: Female, 20s
❍ Address: Kyung Hee University, 1732 Youngduk-daero, Giheung-gu
❍ Cohabiting contacts: None
❍ Symptoms: Asymptomatic
[Occurrence Details and Actions Taken]
❍ 8.23 (Sunday)
15:00: Visited Giheung-gu Health Center screening clinic for specimen collection
❍ 8.24 (Monday)
09:30: Positive result from private testing institution (C Gene)
09:45: Reported to Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and Gyeonggi Province epidemiologist
09:55: National designated isolation bed assignment requested
□ COVID-19 Confirmed Case (Yongin-262)
[Patient Information]
❍ Yongin-262: Male, under 10 years old
❍ Address: Hyundai Morning Side 2nd Complex, Bora-maul, Bora-dong, Giheung-gu
❍ Cohabiting contacts: 7 people
❍ Symptoms: Asymptomatic
[Occurrence Details and Actions Taken]
❍ 8.23 (Sunday)
15:00: Visited Giheung-gu Health Center screening clinic for specimen collection
❍ 8.24 (Monday)
09:30: Positive result from private testing institution (C Gene)
09:45: Reported to Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and Gyeonggi Province epidemiologist
09:55: National designated isolation bed assignment requested
Additional action items, detailed contact routes, and contact information will be disclosed upon completion of the epidemiological investigation.