Thirty six COVID-19 cases reported on January 31

Taking a test sample for a child in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi, (VNA) – Thirty six COVID-19 cases were reported in the
past 12 hours to 18:00 on January 31, of which 17 were locally-transmitted, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and
Control.

Among the local cases, four were in Hanoi, three in the northern
province of Quang Ninh, nine in the northern province of and one in
the southern province of Binh Duong. Most of those cases were connected to the
outbreak in Hai Duong.

As such, the number of since January 27 now
reached 238.

Meanwhile, 1,457 patients have been given the all-clear. Fatalities
remain at 35.

Among patients under treatment in hospitals, nine have tested negative
for SARS-CoV-2 once, four twice and three thrice.

A total of 23,065 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or
arrived from pandemic-affected areas are under quarantine across the country./.