11 Dec

Ten more U.S. soldiers in South Korea tested positive for COVID-19 as of Thursday, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said.

The USFK said in a statement that 10 USFK service members were confirmed with COVID-19 after arriving in South Korea between Nov. 26 and Dec. 8.

Four service members arrived at Osan Air Base on U.S. government-chartered flights from the United States on Dec. 6 and Dec. 7. The Osan Air Base is located in Pyeongtaek, 70 km south of Seoul.

Six service members arrived at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, on international commercial flights on Nov. 26, 29, Dec. 6, 7, and 8.

The confirmed patients have been transferred to designated isolation facilities at the U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys and the Osan Air Base, both of which are located in Pyeongtaek.

The total number of infections among the USFK-affiliated personnel rose to 418, according to the Yonhap news agency.

The COVID-19 resurged here for the past month. In the latest tally, South Korea reported 689 more cases of COVID-19 for the past 24 hours, raising the total number of infections to 40,786.

xinhua