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Vietnam logs 90 new COVID-19 infections, one more death

Vietnam recorded additional 90 new COVID-19 cases in the past six hours to 12pm on June 21, including two imported cases in Tay Ninh province, according to the Health Ministry.
Vietnam logs 90 new COVID-19 infections, one more death ảnh 1Taking sample for COVID-19 testing in Nghe An (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded additional 90 new COVID-19 cases in thepast six hours to 12pm on June 21, including two imported cases in Tay Ninhprovince, according to the Health Ministry.

Among the 88 domestically-transmitted infections, 63 weredetected in Ho Chi Minh City, 16 in Bac Giang, three in Bac Ninh, four in NgheAn and two in Ha Tinh.

Of the total new cases, 87 are found in quarantine sites orlocked-down areas. The history of epidemiology of the three patients in Nghe Anprovince is being investigated.

To date, Vietnam has documented 11,647 domestically-transmittedinfections and 1,701 imported ones. 
A total 5,229 patients have been given the all-clear so far.

Among the patients still under treatment, 381 have testednegative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 135 twice, and 137 thrice.

The Treatment Subcommittee of the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on June 21 afternoon confirmed onemore death related to COVID-19, raising the national tally to 67.

The 75-year-old man tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 onJune 14, with underlying diseases of type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia.

Due to advanced age and severe underlying disease, he did not respond totreatment.

His cause of death is recorded as pneumonia caused byCOVID-19, rapidly progressive respiratory failure, sepsis, multi-organ failure,septic shock in the patient with hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia./.
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