Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) case from 6am to 6pm on September 23, according to the National
Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Patient No 1069, 18, entered Vietnam on Flight VN0002 from the US on
September 20 and was placed in quarantine in Hung Yen province following her
arrival.
After testing positive to on September 21 and 22, she is now being
treated at the second branch of the Central Hospital of Tropical Diseases in
Hanoi’s outlying district of Dong Anh.
Of the 1,069 infection cases to date, 691 are local transmissions.
On the same day, Patient No 936 was the last in Da Nang city to be given
the all-clear, raising the total number of recoveries nationwide to 991. There
have been 35 fatalities to date, with most being elderly or suffering serious
underlying conditions.
Among the patients under treatment at medical establishments, nine have tested
negative once, six twice, and 10 three times.
Some 20,870 people who had close contact with patients or had been in pandemic-hit
areas are in quarantine – 335 in hospitals, 12,932 at other facilities, and
7,585 at home./.
Source: VietnamPlus
