Vietnam reports two more COVID-related deaths
The Ministry of Health announced the 77th and 78th COVID-19 related deaths on June 29 morning.
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Both were men from Ho Chi Minh City with severe underlying conditions.
The 77th patient, 77 years old, lived in Binh Tan district. He tested positive for coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on June 26 and was transferred to Trung Vuong Hospital for treatment while he was in a coma and had difficulty breathing.
Before contracting COVID-19, he was suffering from sequelae of cerebrovascular disease for four years, weakness in the right half of his body, unable to speak, and had high blood pressure.
He died on June 20. The cause of death was recorded as severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19, complications of multi-organ failure and septic shock.
The 78th patient, 54 years old, lived in district 1. He tested positive for the virus on June 19 and was transferred to the Trung Vuong Hospital for treatment on June 24. He died on June 26.
Prior to the virus, he was suffering from hypertension, type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
The cause of death was recorded as severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19, respiratory failure, multi-organ failure and septic shock.
Also on June 29 morning, Vietnam recorded an additional 102 new COVID-19 cases, including 94 domestic and eight imported.
Among the domestic cases, 54 were detected in HCM City, 14 in Hung Yen, 11 in Bac Giang, eight in Ha Tinh, three in Bac Ninh, two in Hai Phong and one each in Dong Thap and Lang Son.
The new infections brought the national count to 16,238, including 14,452 domestic and 1,786 imported cases. As many as 6,519 patients already recovered from the disease.
The number of locally-transmitted cases since the fourth wave of outbreaks hit the country on April 27 rose to 12,882, including 3,745 recoveries.
Among active patients, 319 have tested negative to the virus once, 143 twice and 158 thrice./.
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