A fatal case of COVID-19 breakthrough infection due to the delta variant

COVID-19 infections that occur at least 2 weeks after complete vaccination are known as breakthrough infections. Herein, we report a clinical case resembling breakthrough infection that was correlated with a higher score of COVID-19 pneumonia on chest computed tomography (CT) in a patient who resulted positive for the delta variant and who died during the hospitalization.

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This article reports a clinical case resembling a breakthrough infection, which occurred at least 2 weeks after vaccination and was correlated with a positive result for the delta variant. The patient had a higher score of COVID-19 pneumonia on chest CT and died during hospitalization.