70s Male COVID-19 Patient at Dongbu Detention Center Passes Away

[Asia Economy Reporter Baek Kyunghwan] One confirmed COVID-19 case has died at Seoul Dongbu Detention Center, where a cluster infection of the novel coronavirus occurred.

According to health authorities on the 7th, a male inmate in his 70s, identified as Mr. A, who tested positive at Dongbu Detention Center that morning, passed away. Mr. A had tested positive on the 25th of last month and was in isolation.

Mr. A experienced respiratory distress from the morning and was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital but died. It is known that Mr. A had underlying conditions such as angina and hypertension.

With this, the total number of inmates who have died from COVID-19 in correctional facilities nationwide has risen to three, including Mr. A. Yoon Chang-yeol, the main perpetrator of the "Good Morning City sales fraud," who was incarcerated at Dongbu Detention Center, tested positive and was transferred to an external facility for treatment, but died on the 27th of last month. On the 31st of last month, a man in his 30s who tested positive at Seoul Detention Center died inside an ambulance while searching for a hospital to be transferred to.

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