The first Covid-19 fatality reported Thursday was that of another 67-year-old woman in Quang Nam Province, which borders Da Nang.

Vietnam’s Covid-19 fatalities so far have fallen in the 53-86 age group and all of them had been suffering long-standing conditions including heart failure, cancer, hypertension and diabetes.

Also on Thursday evening, Vietnam reported 30 new COVID-19 cases bringing the total to 747 cases so far. 312 cases were imported and quarantined. 295 cases were transmitted in the community since July 25. 392 cases have fully recovered.