The 10th Death in Gyeongnam Occurs... 5 Additional Confirmed Cases

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] The 10th death from the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) has occurred in Gyeongnam.

Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 1st that one COVID-19 confirmed patient had died. The deceased was a woman in her 60s residing in Gimhae, who had been receiving treatment for about two months at Jinju Gyeongsang National University Hospital before passing away on that day.

The province confirmed that there were no underlying diseases. The quarantine authorities are investigating the exact cause of death.

On the same day, five confirmed cases were reported in three cities/counties in Gyeongnam. Since 5 p.m. the previous day, there were 2 cases in Changwon, 2 in Geoje, and 1 in Hadong; except for 2 overseas entrants, the rest were local infections.

The overseas entrants are foreigners with Indian and Russian nationalities. The confirmed cases in the province tested positive during the test before release from self-quarantine. The two confirmed cases from other regions were identified as contacts of confirmed patients in Busan and Seoul.

Accordingly, the total cumulative confirmed cases in the province increased to 2,144 (63 hospitalized, 2,071 discharged, 10 deceased).

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