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A health worker is seen on COVID-19 prevention duty at the entrance of K Hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre
One day after the 36th coronavirus death was confirmed in Vietnam, another patient died on Sunday, according to a Ministry of Health report.
This is the second virus-related fatality to have been recorded in the country this year.
A 34-year-old man from Bac Ninh Province, recognized as patient No. 3,055, passed away of underlying health conditions on Sunday, the health ministry confirmed on Monday morning.
The patient, N.H.H., was taken to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases last month with the diagnosis of severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19, traumatic brain injury due to a traffic accident, sepsis caused by meningitis, and ventricular dilation.
34-year-old Covid patient dies in Hanoi
By Chi Le May 17, 2021 | 09:02 am GMT+7
An ambulance parks outside the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on May 5, 2021, the day the hospital was put under lockdown following a Covid-19 hotspot. Photo by VnExpress/Giang Huy.
Vietnam confirmed its 37th Covid-19 death Monday as a 34-year-old man succumbed to Covid complications and other conditions including brain injury in Hanoi. Patient 3055 got infected with the new coronavirus when staying at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi.
Residing in northern Bac Ninh Province, he was sent to the hospital on April 24 following a traffic accident that caused him brain injury.
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16/05/2021 20:09 GMT+7
The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced an additional 54 locally transmitted coronavirus cases recorded in Vietnam during the past six hours, raising the country’s 24-hour infection number to a record high of 187.
A medical worker is collecting sample for COVID-19 testing. (Photo: VNA)
All the 54 cases were detected in quarantine or lockdown areas, posing no risk to the surrounding communities, the MoH said in its 19.00hrs update.
Of the total, 24 cases were diagnosed in Bac Ninh province, which is not far from Hanoi capital. They were all closely tied to the current coronavirus outbreaks in Mao Dien commune, Thuan Thanh district, and Van Trung industrial park.