Forty COVID-19 cases logged on February 15

Taking sample from a worker in Hai Duong province for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi, (VNA) – In the past 12 hours to 6pm on February 15, 40 cases of
COVID-19 were recorded, raising the national count to 2,269, according to the
National Steering Committee for Prevention and Control.

Among the , 38 are in Hai Duong province and two in
Hanoi.

The two newly-detected patients in Hanoi were F1 cases of
patient 2229, a Japanese citizen found dead in a hotel in Hanoi on February 13.

All 38 new cases in Hai Duong are linked to the outbreak in
Chi Linh district.

The same day, seven patients were given the all clear, bringing
the total number of recoveries to 1,541. The death toll remains at 35.

A total of 154,992 people who had close contact with COVID-19
patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined nationwide.  

Among patients still under treatment, 43 have tested
negative for SARS-CoV-2, and 31 twice./.