Nine USFK-affiliated individuals tested positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 29 and Feb. 4.

One U.S. service member stationed at K-16 Air Base in Seongnam, tested positive on Jan. 29 after providing a screening sample as part of USFK's enhanced surveillance testing program.

Five U.S. service members stationed at Camp Casey and one U.S. service member stationed on Camp Carroll, each tested positive on Feb. 4 after providing a screening sample as part of USFK's enhanced surveillance testing program.

One ROK service member, who is assigned to a combined US-ROK unit stationed on U.S. Army Garrison - Humphreys, tested positive on Feb. 4 during his mandatory test required to exit quarantine.

The spouse of a U.S. service member assigned to U.S. Army Garrison - Humphreys and has access to the installation, tested positive on Feb. 4 during her mandatory test required to exit quarantine.

All individuals are currently in isolation at a USAG - Humphreys facility designated for confirmed COVID-19 cases.

KDCA and USFK health professionals are actively conducting contact tracing to determine whether anyone else may have been exposed to these individuals, and to identify and ensure all known on-post and off-post facilities visited are thoroughly cleaned.

Despite the confirmed cases, USFK remains at a high level of readiness with less than 1% of its active duty service members currently confirmed positive with COVID-19.

USFK continues to maintain a robust combined defense posture to protect the Republic of Korea against any threat or adversary while maintaining prudent preventive measures to protect the force and the mission.    

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