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Eight additional coronavirus cases have been linked to a cluster of infections at a convalescent hospital in Busan.
Authorities in the port city said on Tuesday that among the latest confirmed cases is a local health care official who helped take samples from elderly inpatients at the hospital last week.
A total of 81 cases have been connected to the facility as of 3 p.m.
More than 150 people who work with the infected health official have tested negative for the virus.
A Busan city representative said the convalescent hospital has been thoroughly cleaned and disinfected.
Meanwhile, four more people have tested positive for the virus in connection to another cluster at a rehabilitation center in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province.
At least 63 cases have been tied to the SRC Hospital, including 19 inpatients and six medical staff.
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