Daegu, 91-Year-Old Woman Confirmed with 'COVID-19' Dies... Regional Cumulative Deaths Reach 188 View original image


[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] A new death from COVID-19 has occurred in Daegu after about 50 days. This is the first COVID-19 death in the Daegu area in 54 days since July 22. With this, the cumulative number of deaths has risen to 188.


According to Daegu City on the 14th, a 91-year-old grandmother who was receiving treatment at Daegu Medical Center passed away at 4:47 a.m. that day. She was a patient admitted to Bobaeyoyang Hospital in Seo-gu, where the COVID-19 spread originated from the Gwanghwamun rally held in Seoul on the 15th of last month. When a confirmed case was reported at the hospital on the 20th of the same month, she was transferred to Daegu Medical Center.



She tested negative in the initial test the next day, but was confirmed positive in a retest five days later and had been receiving treatment since. It is reported that she had spinal stenosis as an underlying condition before the COVID-19 diagnosis.


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