Vietnam reports two more deaths caused by COVID-19
VOV.VN - Two additional COVID-19 patients have died in Ho Chi Minh City and Bac Giang province, thereby taking the total number of fatalities to 112, the Ministry of Health announced on July 10.
The country’s 111st death involved a 59-year-old woman from District 7 of Ho Chi Minh City who had suffered from high blood pressure for years.
She originally tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on July 3 and was treated in Long An No. 1 field hospital.
The 112th patient was a 64-year-old woman residing in Bac Giang province who had suffered from underlying illnesses, including diabetes. She tested positive for COVID-19 on June 6.
Both patients were diagnosed with pneumonia caused by the SARS-CoV-2 infection, along with serious complications such as progressive respiratory failure and septic shock.
So far Vietnam has recorded a total of 27,400 cases, both locally transmitted and imported infections, since the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged in January, 2020.
The number of COVID-19 deaths has risen to 112, including 77 cases during the latest outbreak.
