Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Treatment Subcommittee under the National
Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on May 26 confirmed the
45th COVID-19- related death – a 67-year-old female with serious
underlying health conditions.
The patient, residing in the northern province of Bac Ninh’s
Thuan Thanh district, had a history of hypertension, radiation-induced
hypothyroidism, diabetes, and obesity.
On May 11, she was admitted to the Thuan Thanh General
Hospital and was isolated for pneumonia treatment.
One day later, she tested positive for the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2, then was transferred to the Bac Ninh General Hospital for further
treatment.
Her conditions got worse on May 25, and he died later the
same day due to septic shock and SARS-CoV-2-induced pneumonia with underlying
conditions noted as hypertension, hypothyroidism, diabetes, and obesity.
recorded 40 more locally-infected cases
over the last 6 hours to 12:00 on May 26, lifting the national count to 5,971,
according to the Ministry of Health./.
Source: VietnamPlus
