Illustrative image (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – reported one imported case of COVID-19 over the
past 12 hours to 6am on April 19, bringing the national count to 2,785,
according to the .
The latest patient is a 39-year-old man who returned home from Japan and was
sent to quarantine upon his arrival at on April
13.
His test result turned out positive for the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on
April 17. The man is being treated at a hospital in central Da Nang city.
As many as 2,475 patients have been given the all-clear so far, while the
fatalities remain at 35.
Among the active patients, 11 have tested negative for the virus once, 16 twice
and 18 thrice.
A total of 40,150 people who had close contact with patients or
entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are under medical monitoring
nationwide, including 531 in hospitals, 24,361 at State-designated quarantine
establishment and 15,258 at their residences.
The ministry said an additional 10,415
people in 13 cities and provinces received COVID-19 vaccine shots between April
12-18, bringing the total number of vaccinated people to 79,182./.
Source: VietnamPlus
