The 9th death of a new Korean coronavirus infection (Corona 19) was confirmed to have contacted the Shinchon Daegu Church sponsor.

Chung Eun-kyung, head of the National Defense Agency, said in a briefing at the Osong Disease Control Center in Chungbuk, on the 25th, "The ninth death is currently classified as a contactor of a confirmed Shinchon Earth Church."

Chung added, "We are further investigating the causes and paths of death."

According to health officials, a female patient in her 60s who was being treated at the negative pressure ward of Chilgok Gyeongbuk National University Hospital died of acute respiratory failure at 3:10 pm the day before.

The patient showed symptoms of bloating and was hospitalized through the hospital emergency room.

He later developed pneumonia and underwent corona19 diagnostic tests. The positive decision came after 9 pm on the 24th.

Chung said, “I was a female patient born in 1951. Since the oxygen saturation was very low since I was admitted to the hospital, I proceeded to mechanical breathing immediately.”

According to the National Defense Agency, 893 patients with domestic Corona 19 cases at 9 am on this day.

Among them, there are 501 patients in Shincheonji Daegu Church, accounting for 56.1% of the total.