Five COVID-19 related deaths reported, four without underlying conditions

The Sub-committee for Treatment under the National Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced on July 7 morning five COVID-19 deaths, four of them were not suffering from underlying health issues.
Five COVID-19 related deaths reported, four without underlying conditions ảnh 1Health workers take care of COVID-19 patients (Photo: Health Ministry)
Hanoi (VNA) - The Sub-committee for Treatment under the NationalCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control announced on July 7 morning fiveCOVID-19 deaths, four of them were not suffering from underlying health issues.

The latest deaths brought the national COVID-19 death toll to 102.

The 98th death is a 67-year-old woman from the northern province of Bac Giang,with a history of hypertension and diabetes for the last year.

She tested positive for coronavirus on June 3, and was admitted to Bac GiangLung Hospital. Her condition did not see much improvement during the treatment,relying heavily on ECMO and suffering from renal failure and anuria.

On June 13, the patient was transferred to the National Hospital for TropicalDiseases in Hanoi, with admission diagnosis as septic shock, bacteremia,pneumonia with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) caused by SARS-CoV-2,kidney failure in a patient with diabetes and hypertension.

The patient died on July 5, with cause of death noted as septic shock,multi-organ failure, myocardial infarction, severe pneumonia caused bySARS-CoV-2 in a patient with diabetes and hypertension.

The 99th and 100th deaths were men aged 49 and 62 in Ho Chi Minh City, with nohealth issues. Both tested positive for COVID-19 on June 16 and were treated atPham Ngoc Thach Hospital.

One man died on July 2, with cause of death logged as severe pneumonia caused bySARS-CoV-2, septic shock, and acute kidney damage.

The other passed away on June 30, with cause of death noted as pneumonia causedby SARS-CoV-2 with acute respiratory failure complication, septic shock, andtype 2 diabetes.

The 101st and 102nd deaths are a 63-year-old woman and a 56-year-old man in HCMCity, who were both admitted to Pham Ngoc Thach Hospital after testing positiveon June 24, with no underlying health issues recorded previously.

The woman died on the morning of July 1, with cause of death determined assevere pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 with acute respiratory failurecomplication.

The man died four days after being admitted to hospital, with cause of deathregistered as severe pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2 with acute respiratory distresssyndrome (ARDS) complication, septic shock, multi-organ failure, and acutecoronary syndrome.

The ongoing fourth wave of COVID-19 infections since late April in Vietnam hasto date resulted in 67 deaths./.
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