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Vietnam confirms 11th COVID-19-related death

A 55-year-old woman in the central city of Da Nang died on August 9, becoming the 11th fatality from COVID-19 in Vietnam, according to Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son.
Vietnam confirms 11th COVID-19-related death ảnh 1Test of COVID-19 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A 55-year-old woman inthe central city of Da Nang died on August 9, becoming the 11th fatality fromCOVID-19 in Vietnam, according to Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son.

She died of the COVID-19-related complication ofacute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multiorgan dysfunction syndrome,and gastrointestinal bleeding.

All the COVID-19 fatalities in the country sofar have either been residents of the city or the nearby Quang Nam province,and had suffered from serious chronic diseases such as cancer, renal failure,and diabetes prior to becoming infected./.
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