Three COVID-19 Patients Die at Daegu Nursing Hospital...147 Domestic Deaths Confirmed (Update)

On the morning of the 19th, 119 paramedics are transporting COVID-19 patients from Hansarang Nursing Hospital in Seo-gu, Daegu, where a large number of new coronavirus infections were reported, to Daegu Medical Center.<이미지:Yonhap News>

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Dae-yeol] Three patients in their 80s who were being treated for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) at Daegu Medical Center have died. The total number of deaths after confirmed COVID-19 cases in South Korea has risen to 147.

According to Daegu city and health authorities on the 28th, an 88-year-old woman who was hospitalized at Hansarang Nursing Hospital in Daegu and later tested positive died during treatment that morning. She was known to have underlying conditions such as dementia and hypothyroidism. She was a patient who was transferred to Daegu Medical Center for treatment after testing positive in a city-wide screening conducted on the 18th.

Earlier that day, an 82-year-old woman also died while receiving treatment at the same hospital. She was a patient admitted to Daesil Nursing Hospital and tested positive on the 20th. Additionally, an 88-year-old woman who died around 11:30 p.m. the previous day was also a patient hospitalized at Daesil Nursing Hospital and is presumed to have been infected there. This patient tested negative on diagnostic tests conducted on the 18th and 22nd but showed a positive reaction on the 25th and was transferred to Daegu Medical Center for treatment.

As a result, the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 in South Korea increased by three from 144 as of midnight according to quarantine authorities, reaching a total of 147. Considering these deaths, the fatality rate among COVID-19 patients in their 80s is estimated to be close to 17%.

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