A street in Da Nang is blocked as the city began lockdown of COVID-19 hotspots on July 28 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Eight more people in the central city of Da Nang havetested positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 that causes the acuterespiratory disease (COVID-19).
TheNational Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said the totalnumber of people who have contracted the disease since the first case back inJanuary now stands at 446.
Thenew cases include five women, aged between 41 and 55, who had been takingcare of family members being treated at Da Nang General Hospital.
Othernew cases are a 19-year-old male patient at Da Nang Lung Disease Hospital, a61-year-old female patient at C Da Nang Hospital and a 39-year-old femalepatient at Da Nang Transport Hospital.
Thereare currently 16,248 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patientsor entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions in quarantine, including375 at hospitals, 12,996 at other facilities, and 3,352 at home.
Nodeaths have been recorded in the country so far./.
VNA
