[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] A patient in her 60s who had been receiving treatment at Daegu Kimsin Nursing Hospital, where a cluster of COVID-19 infections occurred, has died. She is the 105th death in South Korea and the 72nd in Daegu.


According to health authorities on the 22nd, a 68-year-old woman who was confirmed positive for COVID-19 at Daegu Fatima Hospital at 1:09 PM the previous day passed away. The deceased had been hospitalized at Kimsin Nursing Hospital due to cerebral hemorrhage and paralysis of the limbs, tested positive for COVID-19 on the 6th, and was transferred to Fatima Hospital.



A COVID-19 test conducted on the 28th of last month had returned a negative result. A health official explained, "After receiving a negative result, sputum increased, so we tested again and it came out positive."


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