An Octogenarian COVID-19 Patient Dies During Hospital Treatment... Fifth Case in Seoul

On the 10th, as a staff member at Gangnam Daesung Academy tested positive for COVID-19, health authorities continued testing contacts including students. Citizens who visited the screening clinic set up at Songpa-gu Public Health Center in Seoul are waiting to be tested. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] An 87-year-old male patient who was diagnosed with COVID-19 in Seoul and had been receiving inpatient treatment at Severance Hospital has died.

Seoul City announced on the 17th that a COVID-19 patient (Seodaemun 31, national number 11826) living in Bukgajwa-dong, Seodaemun-gu, has passed away. The infection route of this patient is still under investigation. This is the fifth death of a confirmed COVID-19 patient in Seoul.

As of midnight on the 17th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in Seoul was 1,145, an increase of 13 from the previous day.

By cause, there were 3 cases related to the Richway cluster infection, 2 related to a nursing facility in Dobong-gu, 2 related to a table tennis center in Yangcheon-gu, 2 from contact with confirmed cases from other cities/provinces, and 2 related to overseas contact. There were also 2 cases with unknown infection routes under investigation.

Accordingly, the total number of patients related to the Richway cluster infection has reached 95 (cumulative), 20 related to the Dobong-gu nursing facility, 40 related to the Yangcheon-gu table tennis center, 32 from contact with confirmed cases from other cities/provinces, and 290 related to overseas contact.

In Seoul, among all confirmed patients, 5 have died as of this day, 710 have recovered and been discharged, and 430 are currently receiving isolation treatment.

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