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Da Nang (VNA) – Another person has died of end-stage chronic renal failure, sepsis, acute heart failure and COVID-19, marking the eighth COVID-19-related death in Vietnam so far and the second on August 4. The latest fatality is a 65-year-old man from Da Nang city’s Hoa Vang district who was treated for five months for end-stage renal failure, regular hemodialysis and septic shock at the Nephrology Department of Da Nang Hospital. He was discharged from the hospital on July 24. A test carried out three days later revealed he was positive for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and he was transferred to the Department of Tropical Medicine of the Da Nang Hospital. At that time, he had breathing difficulties and was placed on a ventilator. His condition worsened and on August 4 he lost his fight for life at 8.30am. Announcing the death, Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son said there are still a number of patients in a critical condition and at high risk of losing their lives … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports another COVID-19-related death

Both patients were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) on July 31.  The previous three deaths were two men, aged 70 and 61, and a 68-year-old woman in central Da Nang city. They all suffered several underlying conditions prior to their deaths, including hypertension, diabetes, leukemia and kidney failure. … [Read more...] about Two more COVID-19 deaths confirmed, both with multiple comorbidities

The patient was treated at the Nephrology Department f Da Nang Hospital for 5 months and discharged from hospital on July 24. On July 28, he tested positive for the SARS-COV-2 with shortness of breath and was placed on a ventilation. … [Read more...] about Two more COVID-19 deaths recorded in Vietnam

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