Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam on June 21 confirmed its 68th and 69th deaths relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, who have suffered from .
According to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control’s Treatment Sub-committee, the 68th fatality in Vietnam is an 86-year-old patient in the northern province of Bac Giang. She tested positive for the coronavirus on May 25 and was treated at the Bac Giang COVID-19 Treatment Hospital 2.
On May 29, the patient had difficult breathing and a fever hovering from 37.2 – 39 degrees Celsius. She had pneumonia and was transferred to the Bac Giang Provincial General Hospital on May 29.
The patient has received intensive treatment and had to rely on a ventilator. Her conditions worsened over time due to her old age and severe disease and died on June 20.
She was confirmed to die of , acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), multi-organ failure, pneumonia caused by COVID-19 on the background of patients with heart failure and senility.
A 67-year-old woman living in Ho Chi Minh City has been announced dead on June 21.
She was suffering from hypertension, Type 2 diabetes and Cushing syndrome. The woman tested positive on June 15 and was treated at the Cu Chi COVID-19 Treatment Hospital.
Her causes of death were septic shock, multi-organ failure, progressive respiratory failure, Type 2 diabetes and Cushing’s syndrome./.
Source: VietnamPlus
