Oita Prefecture revealed on the 18th that an elderly man who had been hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture died after being infected with the new coronavirus.
This is the fourth infected person to die in the prefecture.
According to Oita Prefecture, the person who died was an elderly man living in the prefecture who was infected with the new coronavirus and was hospitalized at a medical institution in the prefecture for medical treatment.
The prefecture has not disclosed the age of the man, the date and time of his death, the place of residence, etc. because of the intention of the bereaved family, but he did have a chronic disease.