86-Year-Old Man in Daegu Dies and Tests Positive Postmortem... Total Domestic Cases Reach 103
![On the morning of the 19th, confirmed patients from Hansarang Nursing Hospital are being transferred to Daegu Medical Center. [Image source=Yonhap News]](http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/img_view.htm?img=2020032112332834167_1584761609.jpg)
On the morning of the 19th, confirmed patients from Hansarang Nursing Hospital are being transferred to Daegu Medical Center. [Image source=Yonhap News]
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] One more person infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has died in Daegu. The total number of COVID-19 deaths in South Korea has risen to 103.
According to Daegu City on the 21st, an 86-year-old man died while receiving treatment at Fatima Hospital at around 1:07 a.m. on the 20th. The patient had underlying conditions including asthma, hypertension, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and had a history of laryngeal cancer surgery.
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The patient was admitted to Fatima Hospital on the 29th of last month and was tested for COVID-19 on the 19th. He was confirmed positive for COVID-19 at around 4 p.m. on the 20th, after his death.
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