Vietnam records the 40th COVID-19 death

The 70-year-old patient hailing from Hanoi capital was admitted to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases on May 3 and she tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus two days later.

She died on May 20 of COVID-19, septic shock, hypertension, sequelae of cerebrovascular accident and diabetes.

This is the 40th COVID-19 fatality in Vietnam and the fifth fatality recorded during the current COVID-19 wave.

The fourth COVID-19 wave has struck Vietnam since the SARS-CoV-2 virus resurged in late April. The virus has spread to 30 cities and provinces, with nearly 1,800 confirmed cases.