Guards at a COVID-19 checkpoint in Quang Nam province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported two new COVID-19 infections on August 21 evening, both in central Da Nang city, bring the national count to 1,009.
Among the total, 667 are in the community, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The same day, the Hue Central Hospital in central Thua Thuen-Hue province announced that a COVID-19 patient has recovered, after five tests conducted between August 16 and 20 were negative for the virus.
By now, 545 COVID-19 cases in Vietnam have recovered. Among those still under treatment, 41 have tested negative once for SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, 62 twice and 27 three times. The country has seen 25 deaths related to COVID-19.
As many as 100,569 people having close contact with confirmed cases or arriving from pandemic-hit regions are under quarantine at present./.
Among the total, 667 are in the community, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The same day, the Hue Central Hospital in central Thua Thuen-Hue province announced that a COVID-19 patient has recovered, after five tests conducted between August 16 and 20 were negative for the virus.
By now, 545 COVID-19 cases in Vietnam have recovered. Among those still under treatment, 41 have tested negative once for SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19, 62 twice and 27 three times. The country has seen 25 deaths related to COVID-19.
As many as 100,569 people having close contact with confirmed cases or arriving from pandemic-hit regions are under quarantine at present./.
VNA
