Two imported cases of COVID-19 reported on October 15

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Hanoi (VNA) – Two cases of COVID-19, all imported, were
recorded during the past 12 hours, raising the total count to 1124 as of 6 pm
on October 15, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19
Prevention and Control.

Both patients returned from the US on which landed in Van Don airport in the
northern province of Quang Ninh on October 11. They were found positive for
SARS-CoV-2 while staying in quarantine in Hung Yen province.

One patient was given the all clear on October 15, raising the total number
of recoveries to 1,030. The death toll remains at 35.

Among patients still under treatment, eight have tested negative for once, five twice and 12
thrice.

A total 13,658 people who had close contacts with patients or
arrived from pandemic-affected regions are being quarantined across the
country, with 155 at hospitals, 12,320 at concentrated facilities and 1,183 at
home or accommodations./.