Health workers are collecting samples for COVID-19 testing. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – reported no new COVID-19 cases in the morning of
August 26, keeping the national tally at 1,029, according to the National
Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
As
many as 592 patients have been given the all-clear. There have been 27
fatalities so far.
The
committee’s treatment sub-committee said 15 patients are in critical
conditions. They all suffer from various serious underlying health problems,
such as chronic kidney failure, heart diseases, or cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
Among
the active patients, 53 have tested negative for the coronavirus
once, 67 twice and 47 three times.
Some
71,820 people who had close contact with patients or came from
pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide./.
Source: VietnamPlus
