COVID-19 Patients Increase by 60 Overnight to Total 893... Deaths Rise by 2 (Comprehensive)

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[Asia Economy Reporters Heungsun Kim and Donghoon Jung] On the 25th, 60 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were reported domestically. The cumulative number of confirmed cases reached 893. Among the confirmed cases, the death toll also increased to 9.

The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters for COVID-19 announced that as of 9 a.m. on this day, 60 additional domestic COVID-19 patients were confirmed. This figure includes cases reported from 4 p.m. on the 24th through the overnight period. The cumulative number of confirmed cases rose from 833 in the afternoon of the previous day to 893. The additional confirmed cases were distributed by region as follows: 33 in Gyeongbuk, 16 in Daegu, 5 in Gyeonggi, 3 in Busan, 2 in Seoul, and 1 in Gyeongnam.

The death toll also increased by 2, reaching 9. The 107th patient (male, born in 1953), who was hospitalized at Gyeongbuk National University Hospital, died the previous day and was included in the morning tally. This patient was a confirmed case related to Daenam Hospital in Cheongdo, Gyeongbuk. Additionally, a woman in her 60s who was admitted to Chilgok Gyeongbuk National University Hospital on the 23rd with pneumonia symptoms died early this morning due to acute respiratory failure. She tested positive for COVID-19 following a test conducted the previous day. The health authorities are investigating the correlation between the cause of death and COVID-19.

The number of patients who have been confirmed and subsequently recovered and released from isolation remains at 22, the same as the previous afternoon. As of 9 a.m. on this day, 35,823 suspected cases with symptoms such as fever and cough after traveling to China or other COVID-19 outbreak countries were reported. This is an increase of 3,900 from 31,923 reported the previous afternoon. Among them, 22,550 tested negative, and 13,273 are still undergoing testing.

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