No new COVID-19 cases in community on October 9 morning

Doctors at Hoa Vang Hospital in Da Nang city for COVID-19 treatment bid goodbye to the last COVID-19 patient of the hospital (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam had no new
COVID-19 cases in the community to report on October 9 morning for the straight
37th day, announced the National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and
Control.

The national count remained at 1,100,
including 409 quarantined upon their arrival and 691 locally
transmitted ones.

As many as 1,023 patients have recovered
while most of the 35 related deaths were elderly people with serious underlying
health conditions.

Among those still under treatment, five
have tested negative once for the SARS-CoV-2 that causes , eight others
twice, and five thrice. No patients are in critical conditions at present, the
treatment sub-committee noted.

There are 14,250 people having close
contact with confirmed cases or coming from under
quarantine now./.