"62 Severe COVID-19 Patients... Including 1 in Their 20s and 2 in Their 40s" (Update)
[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] As of the 24th, among the confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) in South Korea, there are 87 patients classified as severe or higher, of which 62 are in critical condition. The critically ill patients include one person in their 20s and two people in their 40s.
Gwak Jin, head of the Epidemiological Investigation and Patient Management Team at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters for COVID-19, stated at the regular briefing in the afternoon, "There are 25 patients classified as severe, who are wearing oxygen masks or have a fever above 38.5 degrees Celsius, and 62 patients in critical condition who are using mechanical ventilation or artificial respirators. Among the critically ill, there is one patient in their 20s and two patients in their 40s. Compared to yesterday (the 23rd), one additional critically ill patient in their 40s was confirmed," he said.
For severe or higher patients undergoing isolation treatment, therapies such as ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation), artificial respirator treatment, and oxygen mask treatment are administered. ECMO is a device that removes blood from critically ill patients whose heart and lungs are not functioning properly, supplies oxygen to the blood, and then returns it to the body.
Artificial ventilation through intubation is also used to treat patients who are unable to breathe on their own. For patients in a better condition but with a fever above 38.5 degrees Celsius or decreased oxygen saturation due to pneumonia, oxygen mask treatment is provided.
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Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Korea reached 9,037 as of midnight on this day, surpassing 9,000 cases 64 days after the first domestic case was reported on January 20. The total number of deaths among confirmed cases is reported to be 124.
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