As of March 16, 2020, over 60 percent of the patients who died from novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in South Korea had circulatory system diseases such as hypertension, myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, and arrhythmia. South Korea confirmed a total of 8,413 cases of infection including 84 deaths as of March 18, 2020.
Breakdown of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in South Korea as of March 16, 2020, by chronic disease
*Myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, arrhythmia, hypertension, etc.
**Diabetes, hypothyroidism, etc.
***Dementia, schizophrenia, etc.
****Asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, etc.
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MOHW (South Korea). (March 16, 2020). Breakdown of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in South Korea as of March 16, 2020, by chronic disease [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102796/south-korea-covid-19-deaths-by-chronic-disease/?session=0e4a90a893814dea4842909ac0be9c2c
MOHW (South Korea). "Breakdown of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in South Korea as of March 16, 2020, by chronic disease." Chart. March 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102796/south-korea-covid-19-deaths-by-chronic-disease/?session=0e4a90a893814dea4842909ac0be9c2c
MOHW (South Korea). (2020). Breakdown of coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths in South Korea as of March 16, 2020, by chronic disease. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102796/south-korea-covid-19-deaths-by-chronic-disease/?session=0e4a90a893814dea4842909ac0be9c2c
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