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One more death occurred for Corona19. A female patient who was being treated at Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital died. Corona19 confirmed more than 60 more people since yesterday afternoon.

I'm Kwon Ae-ri.

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Health officials say a female patient who was diagnosed with Corona19 and treated at Chilgok Kyungpook National University Hospital died of acute respiratory failure earlier this morning.

The woman was admitted to Corona19 on the 23rd and confirmed yesterday.

The hospital says it has accurate information about the patient.

This has resulted in a total of nine deaths related to Corona19.

Confirmation is also increasing. The Centers for Disease Control says 60 additional corona19 confirmed patients yesterday after 9 pm this morning.

As a result, there are 893 cumulative infections in Korea.

The most confirmed patients are coming from the Daegu and Gyeongbuk areas. By 9 this morning, there are 500 confirmed Daegu patients and 231 confirmed patients in Gyeongbuk.

So far, four more patients have been released from containment, including 13 patients in Wuhan, China, and the number of confirmed patients has risen to 22.