Vietnam reports 31st COVID-19-related death

A 28-year-old man in the central province of Quang Nam died on August 29 morning, becoming the youngest among Vietnam's 31 COVID-19-related fatalities.
Vietnam reports 31st COVID-19-related death ảnh 1Conducting COVID-19 testing - Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – A 28-year-old man in the central provinceof Quang Nam died on August 29 morning, becoming the youngest among Vietnam's31 COVID-19-related fatalities.

According to the Ministry of Health, the patient, residingin Que Trung commune of Nong Son district, suffered from leukeamia.

The cause of death has been recorded as pneumonia caused byCOVID-19, complications of septic shock and irreversible multi-organ failure inpatients with acute leukeamia.

Also on the morning, no new cases were recorded in Vietnam, according to theNational Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

Since the first case was detected in January, therehave been 1,038 people infected. Of those, 663 people have since made a fullrecovery./.
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