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Seoul, June 28 (TIWN) Eleven more US soldiers and two American civilians have tested positive for Covid-19 upon their arrival in South Korea, authorities said on Monday.
The US Forces Korea (USFK) said that a relative of a service member stationed at the US Army Garrison Humphreys and two soldiers stationed at Camp Casey were confirmed to be infected on June 22 and 24 after developing symptoms, reports Xinhua news agency.
Nine service members and one family member of a soldier at the US Army Garrison Humphreys tested positive between June 22 and 24 during the contact-tracing process, the USFK said.
The confirmed patients have been transferred to designated isolation facilities at the US army bases here.
The total number of infections among the USFK-affiliated personnel rose to 932, according to Yonhap news agency.
“We are currently experiencing two small Covid-19 clusters on the US Army Garrison Humphreys and Camp Casey,” said Gen. Robert B. Abrams, the USFK commander.
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