Elderly Woman in Her 80s with Underlying Conditions Dies from COVID-19... Total Domestic Deaths Reach 60

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Byung-don] Two women in their 80s with underlying health conditions in Daegu have died consecutively from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). This brings the total number of COVID-19 deaths in South Korea to 60.

The Daegu city government announced on the 10th that an 80-year-old woman who had been hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19 passed away at 3:55 PM that day.

The patient was tested for COVID-19 at the Daegu Medical Center screening clinic on the 2nd and received a positive diagnosis the following day.

Health authorities stated that the patient had underlying conditions including hypertension and diabetes.

Earlier that day, at 10:46 AM, an 83-year-old woman who was receiving hospital treatment for COVID-19 also died.

This patient had been tested for COVID-19 at Daegu Medical Center on the 2nd due to symptoms of fever and diarrhea and was confirmed positive the next day.

She was admitted to a negative pressure isolation ward on the 4th after showing symptoms of pneumonia.

It was also reported that this patient had hypertension as an underlying condition.

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