Vietnam records another COVIDS-19 related death, 70 in total
VOV.VN - A COVID-19 patient who also suffers from underlying illnesses has died in Vietnam, raising the tally of fatalities in the country to 70, the Ministry of Health said on June 23.
The patient, 61 hailing from Tien Giang province, southern Vietnam, suffers from diabetes (type II) and high blood pressure.
She tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on June 15, showing virus like symptoms, including a cough, fatigue, and shortness of breath.
The patient died five days later of COVID-19, respiratory failure, septic shock and chronic diseases such as diabetes and hypertension.
This is the 35th COVID-19 death Vietnam has recorded during the latest coronavirus outbreak, and the 70th fatality since last year.
