A 52-year-old woman in Cam Le district in the central city of Da Nang has become the 18th patient who died of COVID-19-related complications, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Son announced on August 13.
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Hanoi (VNA) – A 52-year-old woman in Cam Le district in the centralcity of Da Nang has become the 18th patient who died ofCOVID-19-related complications, Deputy Health Minister Nguyen Truong Sonannounced on August 13.
The patient had suffered from end-stagechronical kidney failure, hypertension and diabetes Type 2.
She was treated at the Da Nang Hospitalfrom July 15-31, during which she tested positive for the coronavirus thatcauses the disease.
On July 31, the patient was transferred tothe Da Nang Lung Hospital. The next day, she suffered respiratory failure andshortness of breath, and was moved to Da Nang Hospital’s Department of TropicalMedicine.
She was transferred to Hoa Vang HealthCentre on August 4 for further treatment and was confirmed death at 7pm onAugust 12.
Doctors attributed her death to severepneumonia caused by COVID-19 with underlying diseases of end-stage chronicalkidney failure, hypertension and diabetes Type 2./.
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