SEOUL, Jun 28 (NNN-YONHAP) – Eleven more U.S. soldiers and two civilians in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said today.
One family member of a service member, stationed at the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys, and two service members stationed at Camp Casey, were confirmed with COVID-19 on Jun 22 and 24, after developing symptoms.
Nine service members and one family member of a soldier, at the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys tested positive between Jun 22 and 24, during the contact-tracing process, the USFK said.
The confirmed patients have been transferred to designated isolation facilities, at the U.S. army bases here. The total number of infections among the USFK-affiliated personnel rose to 932.
“We are currently experiencing two small COVID-19 clusters on the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys and Camp Casey,” said Gen. Robert B. Abrams, the USFK commander.
“Even though we are close to achieving an 80-percent vaccination of our community, now is not the time to become complacent,” the commander noted.
In the latest tally, South Korea reported 501 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 155,572. The daily average caseload for the past week was 581.– NNN-YONHAP
