Vietnam reports two more COVID-19 cases

Vietnam reported two new COVID-19 infections on August 21 evening, both in central Da Nang city, bring the national count to 1,009.
Vietnam reports two more COVID-19 cases ảnh 1Guards at a COVID-19 checkpoint in Quang Nam province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported two new COVID-19infections on August 21 evening, both in central Da Nang city, bring thenational count to 1,009.

Among the total, 667 are in the community, according to theNational Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The same day, the Hue Central Hospital in central ThuaThuen-Hue province announced that a COVID-19 patient has recovered, after five testsconducted between August 16 and 20 were negative for the virus.

By now, 545 COVID-19 cases in Vietnam have recovered. Amongthose still under treatment, 41 have tested negative once for SARS-CoV-2 thatcauses COVID-19, 62 twice and 27 three times. The country has seen 25 deathsrelated to COVID-19.

As many as 100,569 people having close contact withconfirmed cases or arriving from pandemic-hit regions are under quarantine atpresent./.
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