Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded animported case of COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, the National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said on December 21 evening.
The new case is a 37-year-old sailor who was quarantined upon his arrival atNha Trang Port, the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on December 9.
This brought the national tally of COVID-19 to 1,414, the committee reported.
Vietnam has so far successfully treated 1,269 COVID-19 patients and kept thefatalities at 35.
Among the patients still under treatment, nine have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2virus once, seven twice and four thrice.
A total of 17,616 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients orarrived from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined nationwide, with 196 athospitals, 16,302 at State-designated facilities and 1,118 at home or theiraccommodations./.
VNA