Six new cases, one more COVID-19-related death reported

The National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control reported six new infections and one more disease-related death on August 14 morning.
Six new cases, one more COVID-19-related death reported ảnh 1Disinfecting a restaurant related to three COVID-19 patients in Hai Duong (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The National Steering Committee for COVID-19Prevention and Control reported six new infections and one more disease-relateddeath on August 14 morning.

Among the six new cases, three are from thenorthern province of Hai Duong, who all came into contact with the 867thpatient.

Three patients are from central Quang Nam province.All of them are relatives of the 722nd patient.

There have now been a total of 911 peopletesting positive for the coronavirus since the first case was detected back inJanuary.

A further four people have recovered fromthe virus, taking the total number of patients successfully treated to 425.

Meanwhile, a 61-year-old woman in central DaNang city’s Hoa Vang district became the 21st fatality related to theSARS-CoV-2.

She had a number of underlying medicalconditions including type-2 diabetes, hypertension and obesity.

On July 10, she was admitted to Da NangHospital. After being discharged from hospital a week later, she then beganshowing signs of fever, complained of tiredness and had difficulty breathing.She came back to hospital on July 21.

On July 31 after testing positive for thevirus she was quarantined at the Hoa Vang District Medical Centre. Hercondition worsened and she was placed on a ventilator to help her breath beforebeing transferred to the Da Nang Lung Hospital.

On August 12, she developed septic shock,acute liver failure, acute kidney damage, a severe drop in blood pressure andirreversible vasomotor disorder. She was pronounced dead at 10pm.

The cause of death has been recorded aspneumonia caused by COVID-19 complications, severe respiratory failure, septicshock with multi-organ damage, hypertension and obesity./.
VNA

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