Elderly Man in His 80s Receiving COVID-19 Treatment Found Dead... Police Suspect Suicide (Update)
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] An woman in her 80s who was receiving treatment in a hospital after testing positive for the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) was found dead.
According to the police on the 5th, Ms. A, who was hospitalized after testing positive for COVID-19, was found dead by medical staff around 5:30 a.m. that day.
Ms. A was diagnosed positive during a full inspection at a nursing hospital on the 20th of last month. According to the hospital, Ms. A had underlying conditions but was not in a critical state.
The police are investigating the circumstances of the case, believing that Ms. A made an extreme choice due to despair during the treatment process after being infected with COVID-19.
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