August 29, 2020 | 19:02 (GMT+7)
            
         
        
     
    
    
    
        Vietnam reports 31st COVID-19-related death
    
        
            
                A 28-year-old man in the central province of Quang Nam died on August 29 morning, becoming the youngest among Vietnam's 31 COVID-19-related fatalities.
        
        
        
            
	According to the Ministry of Health, the patient, residing in Que Trung commune of Nong Son district, suffered from leukeamia.
	
		
			
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	The cause of death has been recorded as pneumonia caused by COVID-19, complications of septic shock and irreversible multi-organ failure in patients with acute leukeamia.
	Also on the morning, no new cases were recorded in Vietnam, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
	Since the first case was detected in January, there have been 1,038 people infected. Of those, 663 people have since made a full recovery.
	Source: VNA