144 New COVID-19 Cases in a Day... 10th Death Reported (Update)
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[Asia Economy Reporter Cho Hyun-ui] On the 25th, 144 new cases of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) were confirmed in South Korea, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 977.
According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters for COVID-19 on that day, 84 new cases were confirmed in the afternoon. Earlier in the morning, 60 cases were confirmed, totaling 144 new confirmed cases in one day.
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The 10th death was also reported. According to health authorities earlier that day, the 9th death occurred the previous day in Daegu. A female patient A (68), who was being treated in a negative pressure ward at Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital, died at around 3:10 PM the previous day due to acute respiratory failure.
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