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Vietnam Covid-19 death toll rises to 27
"Patient 577" is a resident of Lien Chieu District in central city Da Nang.
She died of septic shock and multi-organ failure due to pneumonia caused by Covid-19, with a history of end-stage kidney failure, high blood pressure, heart failure, and thigh bone fracture, the Health Ministry said Sunday afternoon.
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An ambulance car gets disinfected in Da Nang, August 2020. |
The patient suffered chronic kidney disease for eight years and needed dialysis twice a week in the past four years.
She was treated at the Department of Renal Medicine at the Da Nang Hospital from July 21 to 24. She also broke her leg during this period.
On July 29, she was tired and had breathing difficulties before being diagnosed with Covid-19.
Two days later, she suffered severe respiratory failure. She was put on a ventilator and received intensive care.
On August 4, she was transferred to the field hospital in Hoa Vang District.
On August 22, she fell into a deep coma and died the next morning.
Vietnam has recorded 1,014 Covid-19 cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 27 have died, the oldest 93 years old and the youngest 33. All the dead patients suffered different chronic diseases in years, with renal failure being the most common.
For now, Vietnam has 423 active patients after 563 have recovered.
Source: VnExpress
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