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Hanoi (VNA) – recorded 30 new
cases on August 2, raising the national tally to 620 as of August 2,
according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and
Control.
Among the new cases, 16 were reported in the central
city of , nine in central Quang Nam province, two in the Central
Highlands province of Dak Lak, one in the southern province of Dong Nai, one in
the south-central province of Khanh Hoa and one in the northern province of Ha
Nam.
Most of the cases are linked to the outbreak in Da
Nang city, except for Patient No. 603 who returned from the US and was
quarantined upon arrival. He is now under treatment at Khanh Hoa Hospital for
Tropical Diseases.
The number of cases relating to the outbreak in Da
Nang has reached 173 since July 25. As many as 307 out of the total cases were
quarantined right upon entry.
The committee’s treatment sub-committee reported that
373 cases have recovered so far. Among the 247 active patients, six have tested
negative for the coronavirus once and eight at least twice. There have been
five deaths.
More than 94,200 who had close contact with patients
or came from pandemic-hit areas are now under quarantine nationwide./.
Source: VietnamPlus
