Camp Carroll Soldier Becomes First USFK Servicemember Infected with Coronavirus; 11 More Korean Military Personnel Infected

All the best to this young soldier who was moved from his off-base residence outside of Camp Carroll to the military hospital on Camp Humphreys:

 An American soldier has tested positive for the new coronavirus at a base in the area hardest hit by a recent outbreak in South Korea, the military said Wednesday.

The 23-year-old soldier, stationed at Camp Carroll, is the first U.S. service member to be confirmed with an infection of the rapidly spreading pneumonia-like illness called COVID-19.

Stars & Stripes

You can read more at the link, but at least he was not living in the barracks which would have made the chance of spreading the virus even worse. This infection of a U.S. soldier comes on top of 11 ROK military personnel now infected with the virus as well:

Eleven service members have been confirmed to have the new coronavirus as of early Monday, and around 7,700 others are quarantined as part of efforts to stop the virus from spreading further into barracks, the defense ministry said.

Eight COVID-19 cases in the Army and one each in the Navy, the Air Force and the Marine Corps were confirmed as of 8 a.m. Monday, up from a total of seven cases the previous day, according to the ministry. 

The four newly confirmed soldiers are suspected of having been exposed to the virus after contacting patients inside barracks, according to military officers. South Korea reported the first virus case among its service personnel on Friday.

Korea Herald

You can read more at the link.