A COVID-19 response exercise at the field hospital based at Tien Son Sports Complex in Da Nang city on August 10 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - A 68-year-old man from the central province of Quang Namhas become the 15th person who died of COVID-19-relatedcomplications in Vietnam.
The death was confirmed by Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son.
The man was a resident of Thang Binh district. He was suffering from chronicrenal failure, lung metastatic kidney cancer and type 2 diabetes.
On July 9, the patient was admitted to the Department of Nephrology andEndocrinology at Da Nang Hospital for treatment. He was discharged from thehospital on July 22 and returned to Quang Nam.
On July 30, he tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus and the next day was sent toHue Central Hospital No 2 for quarantine and treatment.
From July 31 to August 5, the patient’s condition deteriorated with respiratorydistress, gastrointestinal bleeding, and high fever.
On August 10, his blood pressure dropped and he showed symptoms of vasomotordisorder. Doctors confirmed his death at 5.30pm.
The cause of death has been recorded as severe COVID-19 pneumonia,complications of severe respiratory failure, pulmonary artery occlusion inpatients with kidney cancer, bladder and lung metastases, chronic renal failureand type 2 diabetes.
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A COVID-19 response exercise at the field hospital based at Tien Son Sports Complex in Da Nang city on August 10 (Photo: VNA) 
