[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] A woman in her 70s who was diagnosed with the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) and was undergoing treatment in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam-do, has died. She is the first COVID-19 fatality in the Chungnam region.



The Chungnam provincial government announced that Ms. A (75, female), who was receiving COVID-19 treatment at Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Cheonan, passed away in the early morning of the 26th. Ms. A, the third confirmed case in the Nonsan area, was confirmed positive on the 19th of last month after contact with the 60th confirmed case in Daejeon. She was known to have underlying conditions such as hypertension and diabetes at the time.


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