Today (21st) in Busan, 6 additional people were confirmed, including 3 students from Dong-A University's Bumin Campus.



The city of Busan said that as a result of examining 398 cases yesterday, 6 additional people (379-384) were confirmed.



Confirmation 379~381 is a student in the same department as confirmed 366 with the earliest symptom onset at Dong-A University's Bumin Campus.



As a result, the number of infected people associated with the Busan Dong-A University Bumin Campus has increased to 12.



11 out of 12 people belong to the same department and club.



The infection spread to 10 people (9 in Busan and 1 in Gyeongnam), including students living in the same department and club, and in dormitories with the fastest symptom onset of confirmed 366.



Confirmation 368 is a student in the same school as Confirmation 366, but a direct connection to infection with Confirmation 366 has not yet been confirmed.



The number of contacts with Dong-A University's Bumin Campus increased from 506 yesterday to 815.



The health authorities decided to self-isolate 478 people and actively monitor 337 people, depending on the degree of contact.



There is a wide range of contact locations for the confirmed patients, and 319 dormitory students who were taken home yesterday are diversified to Gyeongnam, Gyeongbuk, Ulsan, and Seoul, raising concerns that they could become a link for the spread of infection.



In addition to schools such as departments, clubs, and dormitories, there have been contacts in pubs and restaurants outside the school, so it seems difficult to identify the path of infection.



It is estimated that the confirmed patients 382 and 384 were infected by contacting the confirmed patient No. 70 in Pohang after attending a business briefing for a health food-related multi-level company in Yeonje-gu, Busan.



Of the 50 people involved in the company's business briefing, 42 people were diagnosed with 6 (3 in Busan, 2 in Pohang and 1 in Songpa-gu, Seoul).



It is estimated that the 383 confirmed person was confirmed after contact with the 362 case (the route of infection is unknown) at a small restaurant.



The restaurant had six tables, and five of them had 7 confirmed cases, health officials said.



Health officials believe that the infection occurred as conversations and meals took place in a confined space with air conditioning and ventilation fans running.



The number of infections associated with the 362 confirmed person has increased to 10 including themselves, their family members, and co-workers.



As a result, the number of cumulative confirmed cases in Busan reached 384.



There are 60 inpatients.



There were 50 contacts, 1 overseas entry, and 9 unclear infection routes.



(Photo = Courtesy of Dong-A University, Yonhap News)