[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.
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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