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Vietnam confirms 38th death related to COVID-19

Vietnam on May 20 confirmed its 38th death related to the COVID-19 pandemic, who had suffered from underlying health conditions.
Vietnam confirms 38th death related to COVID-19 ảnh 1Doctors discuss the treatment of a COVID-19 patient (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam on May 20 confirmed its 38thdeath related to the COVID-19 pandemic, who had suffered from underlying healthconditions.

According to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control’s Treatment Sub-committee, the 64-year-old femalepatient was admitted to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on May 4with the diagnosis of blood infection, liver cancer, chronic hepatitis B, and hemophagocyticsyndrome.

On May 19, she died of septic shock from liver cancer,chronic hepatitis B, hemophagocytic syndrome, leukopenia, and COVID-19infection.

The number of domestically-transmitted COVID-19 infectionsin Vietnam has risen to 3,247, with 30 patients confirmed in the past 12 hoursto 6am on May 20, according to the Ministry of Health.

The country has logged 1,473 imported infections and 2,687recoveries so far.

As many as 1,677 COVID-19 cases have been recorded in thenation since it was hit by the fourth COVID-19 wave on April 27./.
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