50s Female COVID-19 Confirmed in Daegu Dies... 5th Domestic Death (Comprehensive)

The 38th patient being treated in the negative pressure ward at Kyungpook National University Hospital passed away around 2:40 PM. Photo by Joo Cheol-in

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] The 38th patient with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19), a 57-year-old woman, has died. She was the first death in the Daegu area and the fifth in South Korea.

According to Kyungpook National University Hospital on the 23rd, the 38th patient, who tested positive on the 19th and was being treated in a negative pressure ward, died at around 2:40 PM.

The patient passed away at Kyungpook National University Hospital at around 2:30 PM while receiving treatments such as hemodialysis. Before her death, she showed severe symptoms including respiratory distress.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters is currently investigating the exact cause of death of this patient. If it is officially confirmed that she died due to COVID-19, she will be counted as the fifth death in South Korea.

As of 4 PM on the same day, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Daegu is 302. Among the confirmed cases, 158 are currently hospitalized, and the remaining 144 are scheduled to be admitted sequentially.

The health authorities stated, "Besides the woman who died today, a 57-year-old man is classified as a severe patient in the negative pressure ward of Kyungpook National University Hospital."

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