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A 55-year-old man from the central province of Đà Nẵng died of COVID-19-related complications in the early hours Wednesday morning.
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A COVID-19 patient under intensive treatment at the Huế General Hospital. — VNA/VNS Photo Mai Trang |
HÀ NỘI — A 55-year-old man from the central province of Đà Nẵng died of COVID-19 complications in the early hours Wednesday morning.
He is the 17th coronavirus-related fatality in Việt Nam.
The patient, number 431, lived in Liên Chiểu District, and was suffering from end-stage kidney failure, type-1 diabetes and high blood pressure.
On July 26 he was being treated for kidney problems at Đà Nẵng Hospital and tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus the following day.
He was then transferred to Huế General Hospital in nearby Thừa Thiên-Huế Province for treatment.
On July 31 he slipped into a coma and needed a ventilator to help him breath. He also suffered gastrointestinal bleeding.
Between August 6 and 10, his blood pressure kept decreasing and he developed a constant, high fever. On August 12, his condition got worse and his heart stopped beating at 12.30am.
Doctors said he died of severe lung disease caused by COVID-19, end-stage kidney failure, type-1 diabetes and multiple organ failure. — VNS