Vietnam reports a new imported Covid-19 patient, one more dies
A woman who recently returned from Russia has just tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, becoming the 930th Covid-19 patient in Vietnam, the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday morning.
A health worker takes samples for Covid-19 testing. Photo for illustration.
The 41-year-old woman who resides in the northern province of Nam Dinh returned from Russia on August 10 and was sent to quarantine upon arrival.
She had been infected with the virus and announced full recovery on June 24 in Russia.
While staying in quarantine in Nam Dinh, her samples were taken for viral testing and the results came positive on August 14.
The patient is now being treated at the Nam Dinh Provincial General Hospital.
The ministry also announced the 22nd Covid-19-related death. A 63-year-old male patient died early on the morning of August 15 at the Danang Hospital.
He has been struggling with kidney failure for three years and has received treatment at the Danang Hospital since February this year. He tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on August 8.
The causes of death was announced as septic shock, multi-organ failure with Covid-19 infection.
With this latest infection case, the number of Covid-19 patients coming from abroad has risen to 329 while those related to Danang City have been 461 since July 25, the committee said.
As of Saturday morning, a total of 437 patients have recovered and the country has reported 22 deaths.
At present, 115,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.
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