[Breaking] First Death Among Incheon COVID-19 Cases... 80s Patient Without Underlying Conditions Visited Richway

On the 8th, the Richway office in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, related to a ping pong hall and a multi-level marketing elderly health product company, is being restricted from entry due to ongoing secondary infections./Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] The first death among confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has occurred in Incheon.

According to Namdong-gu, Incheon, an octogenarian identified as Mr. A, who tested positive for COVID-19 on the 12th of this month and was hospitalized at Gachon University Gil Medical Center, passed away on the 15th. It was confirmed that Mr. A had no significant complications or medical history prior to testing positive. Mr. A began showing suspected COVID-19 symptoms on the 7th of this month.

Mr. A visited 'Richway,' a health product door-to-door sales company in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, on the 30th of last month and was classified as a contact of a confirmed case. He underwent specimen testing at the Namdong-gu Public Health Center on the 3rd of this month, which resulted in a negative diagnosis. Subsequently, ahead of the scheduled end of his self-quarantine on the 11th, a second test was conducted, and on the 12th, he tested positive and was transferred to the negative pressure ward at Gachon University Gil Medical Center.

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