Cheongdo Daenam Hospital with 102 Confirmed Cases, 20 Patients Massively Recovered (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] Twenty patients with moderate or severe symptoms at Cheongdo Daenam Hospital in Gyeongbuk, where a large number of COVID-19 cases occurred, have been declared fully recovered.

Kim Kang-lip, the first chief coordinator of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, stated at a regular briefing on the 4th, "Among the 62 patients undergoing treatment at Daenam Hospital and the National Mental Health Center, 20 tested negative based on specimen test results."

In the psychiatric ward of Daenam Hospital, 102 confirmed cases were reported. Among them, 7 patients died, and 95 patients (as of the 2nd) are receiving treatment. Thirty-three severe patients are being treated at nationally designated isolation beds such as the National Medical Center, while patients with moderate or higher severity are divided between 29 at the National Mental Health Center and 33 at Daenam Hospital.

Chief Coordinator Kim said, "One severe patient who was receiving treatment at the National Medical Center the previous day showed improvement, so ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) treatment was discontinued, and after testing negative, the patient was transferred to the National Bugok Hospital for general psychiatric patients." He added, "Among the 62 patients undergoing treatment at Daenam Hospital and the National Mental Health Center, 20 tested negative based on specimen test results, and we plan to transfer them to the National Bugok Hospital starting today."

Patients remaining at Daenam Hospital will also be transferred. Chief Coordinator Kim stated, "We plan to transfer all patients from Daenam Hospital to the National Mental Health Center by the 4th."

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