Vietnamese citizens at a quarantine site. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam logged within the
past 12 hours as of 6 a.m of October 12, according to the National Steering
Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The country has documented 1,109 so far.
Of the total, 691 were infected with the virus domestically, including 551
linked with Da Nang city since the latest coronavirus wave began there on July
25.
As many as 1,024 patients have recovered while 35 have died from complications
related to the disease. Most of the fatalities were the elderly with serious
.
Among the patients still under treatment, four have tested negative for
SARS-CoV-2 once, one twice and 16 thrice. Currently, there is no patient in
critical conditions.
There are 16,160 people having close
contact with confirmed cases or coming from pandemic-hit regions under
quarantine at present, including 282 in hospitals, 13,331 in concentrated
quarantine sites and 2,547 at home or accommodation facilities.
The pandemic may last until the end of 2021 as no vaccine has been ready
so far, according to the World Health Organisation./.
Source: VietnamPlus
