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The death of a pregnant woman infected with COVID-19 was confirmed for the first time in Korea.
The baby was born with a negative test result, and no abnormal symptoms were identified.
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A pregnant woman in her 30s who gave birth following being diagnosed with COVID-19 has died.
The woman who died was confirmed on the 24th of last month, the 32nd week of pregnancy, and gave birth four days later.
Afterwards, his symptoms worsened and he was hospitalized and died on the 4th.
He had an underlying medical condition and was not vaccinated.
The newborn baby came out negative as a result of the corona test.
The woman died following childbirth, but the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention classified it as the ‘first case of death of a pregnant woman’ at the time of confirmation.
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A total of 2,984 people tested positive for COVID-19 across the country from 00:00 to 9pm yesterday.
This is 312 fewer people than the number counted at the same time the day before.
By adding the count by midnight, the number of new confirmed cases to be announced today is expected to reach the mid-3,000s.
Although the number of new confirmed cases has been on the decline for the past week, the government is of the view that the scale of the spread must be further reduced to return to normal life.
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“There is a need to further accelerate the current decline and further reduce the size of the epidemic and the number of patients with severe cases.”
Compared to November 1 last year, when the gradual recovery of daily life began, there are still more than double the number of new confirmed cases and severe cases.
The government will announce next week whether or not to extend the social distancing, which ends on the 16th.
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