A medical worker takes sample for testing from a man in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Ten more coronavirus infections were confirmed by
the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on August 4 morning, putting the national
tally at 652.
The new
patients, aged from 30 to 68, include seven in the central city of Da Nang and
three in the neighbouring province of . All of them are linked to the
Hospital hotspot.
These brought
the number of cases connected to the outbreak in Da Nang to 205. The outbreak
began with the detection of a 57-year-old male patient on July 25, ending the
streak of 99 days of no community infections in Vietnam. It has also resulted
in six deaths, all of them with serious underlying health conditions.
The national
tally now stands at 652, of which 307 were imported cases and quarantined upon
arrival.
Of the total
infections, 374 have fully recovered so far. Among the remaining active
patients, nine have tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once and 12 at least twice.
A total of 133,279
people who had close contact
with those infected with the virus or returned from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined
nationwide, including 1,258 at hospitals, 20,417 at concentrated quarantine
establishments and 111,594 at home./.
Source: VietnamPlus
