Nine Person Affiliated with USFK Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Another Korean employee from Camp Walker in Daegu has tested positive for the coronavirus:

A South Korean woman who works for the U.S. military in Daegu tested positive for the new coronavirus, raising the military’s total to nine, the command said Tuesday, as the overall number of cases in South Korea showed signs of slowing.

U.S. Forces Korea said the woman, who worked at Camp Walker, has isolated herself at her off-base residence in the southeastern city, which is at the center of the outbreak that has led to more than 7,500 infections nationwide, with 54 deaths.

South Korean and U.S. military health professionals “are actively conducting contact tracing to determine whether anyone else may have been exposed,” USFK said in a press release, adding the military remains at a “high” risk level across the divided peninsula.

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You can read more at the link, but now nine people related to USFK have tested positive for the coronavirus, but only one of them has been a USFK soldier.