Another COVID-19 patient with underlying health conditions dies in Vietnam

Thứ Năm, 20/05/2021, 14:04

A COVID-19 patient suffering from liver cancer has died at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, said the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control on May 20.

Taking care of a severely ill COVID-19 patient. (Illustrative image)

The patient, 64, was admitted to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on May 4. She was diagnosed with sepsis, liver cancer, chronic hepatitis B and hemophagocytic syndrome.

She tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on May 7 and had since relied on mechanical ventilation alongside broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, anti-inflammatory medication and blood transfusion.

However, the patient did not respond well to the given treatment regimen and passed away on May 19.

This is 38th COVID-19 fatality in Vietnam.

Earlier, the MoH announced the 36th death on May 15 and the 37th one on May 17. Besides COVID-19, both patients also suffered from underlying health conditions.

The fourth COVID-19 wave has attacked Vietnam following the emergence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in late April. Nearly 1,700 new cases have been confirmed in 28 cities and provinces across the country.

Worthy of note is that the number of severely ill patients relying on mechanical ventilation has increased fourfold, according to Dr Nguyen Dinh Phu, head of the Intensive Care Unit under the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.

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