Five COVID-19 Patients with Underlying Conditions in Daegu Die... Total Deaths Reach 154 (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] It has been confirmed that five additional patients with underlying conditions who were diagnosed with COVID-19 in Daegu have died.

According to health authorities on the 15th, a 93-year-old man receiving COVID-19 treatment at Daegu Medical Center died that morning. He had been hospitalized at Siji Nursing Hospital since February 2018 and tested positive for COVID-19 during a hospital-wide screening on the 8th.

He was known to have underlying conditions such as chronic kidney disease, cerebral infarction, and ischemic cardiomyopathy.

Also, at Yeungnam University Hospital, an 88-year-old man who had been hospitalized since early last month due to COVID-19 symptoms passed away. His underlying conditions included heart failure, anemia, and hypertension.

At the same hospital, an 82-year-old man also died. He had been receiving treatment at Hansarang Nursing Hospital since 2016 and suffered from diabetes, hypertension, and dementia. He was diagnosed positive during a hospital-wide screening last month and was transferred to Yeungnam University Hospital.

Furthermore, a 77-year-old man who had been hospitalized and treated for schizophrenia since 2017 at the Second Miju Hospital also died.

The previous day, a 76-year-old woman died at Daegu Catholic University Hospital. She had complained of a sore throat on February 22, tested positive on the 29th, and had been receiving inpatient treatment since March 2. She had asthma as an underlying condition.

Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 deaths in the Daegu area has increased to 154.

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