The Second COVID-19 Death in the 20s Age Group Occurs

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyungsoo Park] A person in their 20s has died among the confirmed COVID-19 cases. This is the second case of a COVID-19 death in the 20s age group. Specific information such as the time when the deceased was confirmed positive and whether they had any underlying conditions has not been disclosed.

According to the Central Disease Control Headquarters on the 14th, as of midnight, one of the two new deaths was a person in their 20s. The total number of COVID-19 deaths in the country as of midnight is 1,669.

Previously, last month in Busan, a person in their 20s who had been receiving hospital treatment for a year due to a cerebral hemorrhage passed away.

The health authorities count all cases where the patient died during treatment after being confirmed positive for COVID-19 or was confirmed positive post-mortem as death cases.

By age group, those aged 80 and above accounted for the largest number with 938 deaths (56.2%), followed by those in their 70s (463), 60s (190), 50s (55), 40s (14), 30s (7), and 20s (2).

The average fatality rate calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total confirmed cases is 1.75%. The fatality rate rises sharply with age, reaching 20.5% among those aged 80 and above.

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