Four more COVID-19 cases reported on August 6 morning

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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam on August 6 morning reported four people infected with the
coronavirus, including one in Hanoi and three in the central province of Quang
Nam, according to the National Steering Committee on Prevention and
Control.

The three from
, aged 42 – 45, are all F1 cases who had close contact with other
COVID-19 patients.

The Hanoi
patient, a 42-year-old man and bus operator, lives in Phuc Dien, Bac Tu Liem
district. He was on a vacation with his family in the central city of Da Nang
from July 14 – 17.

He showed
signs of fever and sore throat on
July 19 and was admitted to the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases No.2 on
the outskirts of Hanoi on August 4.

With the
latest update, Vietnam’s tally now stands at 717, including 309 imported cases
that were quarantined upon arrival, and 268 connected to the Da Nang outbreak
as from July 25.

As many as 381 patients have recovered so far and eight died.

Among the remaining active patients, 22 have tested negative for the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 once and 11 others at least twice.

A total of 170,457 people who
had close contact with those infected with the virus or returned from pandemic-hit
areas are being quarantined nationwide, including 6,717 at hospitals, 23,356 at State-designated quarantine facilities and 140,384 at home./.