A seventh person has died of the coronavirus in Taiwan, the Central Epidemic Command Center said today, but there were no new cases. The deceased, a man in his 40s who died Sunday, had been on prolonged cardiac and respiratory support in an undisclosed hospital and eventually developed septic shock and multiple organ failure, CECC advisor Chang Shan-chwen,said, CNA reports. The patient had been in the United States to visit family, according to some local media reports, and after he returned to Taiwan he developed symptoms typical of the disease on March 19. "It is very sad that the patient passed away but medical personnel did their best to care for him," Chang said. The patient did not have a history of chronic illnesses, according to CECC records.

Source: The Standard May 11, 2020 09:33 UTC