Daegu·Gyeongbuk COVID-19 Deaths Increase by 4... Total 98 in South Korea

At Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home in Gyeongbuk, quarantine staff are disinfecting the interior.

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] On the 20th, four patients confirmed with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) died, raising the total number of deaths in the country to 98.

According to Daegu City and Gyeongbuk Province, a woman in her 90s who was confirmed positive at Bonghwa Pureun Nursing Home and was receiving treatment at a hospital passed away. She tested positive during a full inspection of the nursing home on the 5th and had been receiving treatment at Pohang Medical Center. At Pureun Nursing Home, where 67 confirmed cases had been reported as of that morning, a total of four people, including this patient, have died.

Earlier, a woman in her 80s who was receiving treatment at Dongguk University Gyeongju Hospital died that morning from pneumonia and respiratory failure. She had used the Chamjoeun Daycare Center in Gyeongsan and was confirmed positive on the 7th. It was reported that she had underlying conditions such as diabetes and hypertension.

In Daegu, one patient in their 80s and one patient in their 70s died that morning. The patient in their 80s visited the hospital emergency room on the 17th and was confirmed positive. They had been receiving treatment in a negative pressure isolation room and died that day. The patient had underlying conditions including hypertension and dementia. The patient in their 70s visited the emergency room on the 2nd due to breathing difficulties and was confirmed positive. It is known that they suffered from hypertension, diabetes, and pulmonary fibrosis. The number of COVID-19 deaths in the country increased from 94 to 98 as of midnight that day.

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