Quarantine facility at Da Nang C Hospital (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The number of people who tested positive for
which causes the in Vietnam has exceeded the 500 mark, after 45 new
community transmissions were reported in the central city of Da Nang, the
on
July 31 morning.
The total tally of infections now stands at
509, including 276 imported cases who have been quarantined upon their arrival.
The 45 new cases, aged between 27-87,
include 33 patients related to Da Nang Hospital, four from Da Nang Lung
Hospital, two from Da Nang Oncology Hospital, four from a hotel where Da Nang
Hospital’s hemodialysis patients are quarantined in Son Tra district, and two
at Cam Le health clinic.
There have been 93 community infections
since July 25, and the latest figure is the largest amount recorded in a single
day since the first case was recorded in January.
More than 53,760 people are currently
quarantined at health centres or at home.
According to the steering committee’s
Treatment Sub-committee, 369 cases, or 72.5 percent, have recovered fully, and
no fatalities have been recorded so far.
As of July 31 morning, 14 patients tested
negative for the coronavirus once, and four negative at least twice./.
Source: VietnamPlus
