10 more U.S. soldiers in S. Korea test positive for COVID-19
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| 10 service members were confirmed with COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Oct. 29 and Nov. 3. |
Ten more U.S. soldiers in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Friday.
The USFK said in a statement that 10 service members were confirmed with COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Oct. 29 and Nov. 3.
Nine service members arrived at Osan Air Base on U.S. government-chartered flights from the United States on Oct. 29 and Nov. 2 and Nov. 3. The Osan Air Base is located in Pyeongtaek, 70 km south of Seoul.
One service member arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on international commercial flights on Nov. 2.
The confirmed patients have been transferred to designated isolation facilities at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek.
The total number of infections among the USFK-affiliated personnel rose to 298, according to Yonhap news agency.
Worries persisted here over the virus spread. In the latest tally, the country reported 145 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 27,195.
The daily caseload stayed above 100 for three straight days due to small cluster infections in the Seoul metropolitan area.
"Despite the recent confirmed cases, USFK remains at a high level of readiness with less than 1 percent of its active-duty service members currently confirmed positive with COVID-19," the USFK said.