(Covid-19 Emergency Response Team's regular press conference) The provincial government also found at least eight collective infections (more than 10 people) during an administrative order for foreign diagnostic tests. Preventing the spread of infections
○ 146 confirmed cases, including 50 Koreans and 96 foreigners, were found in at least 8 collective infection clusters through a full inspection of the diagnosis and administrative order of foreign workers in Gyeonggi Province.
○ As of 0:00 on the 25th, the number of confirmed cases in Gyeonggi-do increased by 147 compared to the previous day to 27,729 people.
- As of 0:00 on the 25th, the total number of vaccinations in the province is 153,103.
- As of 20:00 on the 24th, a total of 1,636 beds were secured in medical institutions in the province, and 46.3% (757 beds) were hospitalized.
A total of 146 confirmed cases, including 50 Koreans and 96 foreigners, were found in at least eight clusters of collective infections (10 or more people) during the administrative order for diagnostic testing of foreign workers in Gyeonggi Province.
Lim Seung-kwan, head of the Korona 19 Emergency Response Team in Gyeonggi Province, held a regular press conference on the 25th to explain the results of the diagnostic test for foreign workers in Gyeonggi Province.
According to figures from Gyeonggi-do Province, a total of 344,724 people have been tested at the temporary screening test center in Gyeonggi-do Province since February 25, and 534 of them have been tested positive. The positive test rate is about 0.15%. The result is quite high compared to the fact that the positive rate of large-scale Japanese inspections in a similar way has been around 0.01% to 0.02%.
The Gyeonggi provincial government started tracking contacts using 534 people who were found preemptively as indicators. From March 8 to 22, at least eight new clusters of collective infections were found when looking at a large cluster with more than 10 confirmed cases during the administrative order in Gyeonggi Province. In the number of confirmed cases, a total of 146 confirmed cases, including 50 Koreans and 96 foreigners, were found connected, meaning that the spread of the infection was blocked early.
"If we epidemiologic investigation of clusters identified through the transfer test, we can see how important it is in terms of quarantine to quickly identify confirmed cases," Lim said, explaining the main cases of group infection confirmed through the transfer test.
One foreign member of the church in Paldal-gu, Suwon, was tested positive on the 16th after the first confirmed person occurred on the 7th. As a result, the medical institution conducted a full-scale inspection of faculty members and members of the church and confirmed that it was spread to two kindergartens while conducting epidemiological investigation. As of midnight on the 24th, the total number of confirmed cases was 26, 13 related to churches and 13 related to kindergartens. Among them, there are nine foreigners and 17 Koreans.
In the case of a cluster related to foreign gatherings in Seongnam City, one foreign student at a university in Seongnam City was confirmed after being examined at a screening clinic on the 17th. Since then, 14 more students from the same school have been confirmed by the 23rd. In addition, one of the confirmed university students was confirmed to have worked at a business site in Gwangju, and 12 people were tested positive through a full-time inspection. There are 25 confirmed cases, including 13 related to universities and 12 related to business establishments. Among them, six are Koreans and 19 are foreigners.
Foreigners who were first confirmed to be positive in the two clusters were both people who were tested under the administrative order of the full inspection and were asymptomatic at the time of the inspection.
Compared to other local governments, the spread of foreign infections in Gyeonggi Province was a more important and urgent quarantine task in the region. The average number of confirmed infections in Korea from March 1 to 24, was about 50.5, with 33.0 people in Gyeonggi Province accounting for 65.3 percent.
"The province still operates 71 temporary screening laboratories, accounting for 57.3% of 124 locations nationwide," he said. "If you have any doubts, please visit a nearby temporary screening laboratory for inspection."
Meanwhile, as of 0:00 on the 25th, the number of confirmed cases in Gyeonggi Province was 27,729, up 147 from the previous day, with confirmed cases in 26 cities and counties in the province. As of midnight on the 25th, the total number of vaccinations in Gyeonggi Province was 153,103, which is 64.4% compared to 237,648 people who agreed to vaccination.
As of 20:00 on the 24th, a total of 1,636 beds were secured in medical institutions in the province, including general and severe patients' beds, and the operation rate of the beds is 46.3%, currently using 757 beds. A total of 204 beds have been secured for treating severe patients, of which 65 have been used, and the current operation rate is 31.9%.
