Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam had no newcases of COVID-19 to report as of 6 a.m on October 25, entering the 53rdconsecutive day without any new infections in the community, according to theNational Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The country has documented 1,160 SARS-CoV-2 infections so far.
Of the total, 691 were infected with the virus domestically, including 551linked with Da Nang city since the latest coronavirus wave began there on July25.
Among the patients still under treatment, four have tested negative forSARS-CoV-2 once, three twice, and 16 thrice. Currently, there is no patient incritical conditions.
As many as 1,051 patients have recovered while 35 have died from complicationsrelated to the disease. Most of the fatalities were the elderly withserious underlying health conditions.
There are 14,576 people having close contact with confirmed cases or comingfrom pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at present, including 181 inhospitals, 13,208 in concentrated quarantine sites, and 1,187 at home./.
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