reports three more COVID-19 cases on August 13 morning (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Three were confirmed in Vietnam on August
13 morning, lifting the to 883, according to the National Steering
Committee for Prevention and Control.
The new patients, aged from 40 to 83, include one
returning from Saudi Arabia,
and two linked to the Da Nang Hospital hotspot.
These brought the number of cases connected to
the outbreak in Da Nang to 421.
Among the patients confirmed in the country, 322
were imported cases and quarantined upon arrival.
The Steering Committee’s Treatment Sub-committee
said that 409 patients or 46.3 percent of the total have fully recovered so
far.
Among the remaining active patients, 35 have
tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 at least once, and 51 others at
least twice.
A total of 133,340 people who had close
contact with patients or returned from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined
nationwide, including 5,361 at hospitals, 25,043 at concentrated quarantine
establishments and 102,936 at home./.
Source: VietnamPlus
