Five new imported cases of COVID-19 reported on September 8

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Hanoi (VNA) – recorded five new cases of , all
imported, in the past 12 hours, raising the national count to 1054 as of 6pm on
September 8, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19
Prevention and Control.

The new five patients were immediately quarantined after their entry
into the country.   

Also on September 8, 14 patients were given the all clear, taking the
total recoveries to 868. The number of fatalities remains at 35, most of them
being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.

Among the active patients, 13 have tested negative for once,
21 twice and 24 thrice.

A total of 37,474 people are being quarantined across the country./.