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Vietnam reports one more COVID-19 death

A 55-year-old man from the central city of Da Nang’s Hoa Vang district has died of COVID-19-related complications, marking the 34th fatality in Vietnam.
Vietnam reports one more COVID-19 death ảnh 1A health worker takes a swab for COVID-19 testing from a resident in Da Nang city (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - A 55-year-old man from the central city of Da Nang’s Hoa Vangdistrict has died of COVID-19-related complications, marking the 34th fatalityin Vietnam.

He had a number of underlying health conditions including Guillain-Barresyndrome, type 2 diabetes and severe exhaustion.

The patient tested negative three times for SARS-CoV-2 on August 1, August 9and August 14.

On August 27, the patient was tested for the fourth time and his family askedto bring him home due to his worsening condition. He died at home at midnightthe same day. On August 28, the testing result showed he was positive forSARS-CoV-2.

The cause of his death has been recorded as pneumonia due to COVID-19complications resulting in respiratory failure and septic shock.

In the morning of August 31, a 69-year-old man died of COVID-19-relatedcomplications. The patient, who lived in Hai Chau district in Da Nangcity, had a number of underlying health conditions including heart problems,type-2 diabetes and chronic kidney failure./.
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