Vietnam records three more COVID-19 cases on March 7 afternoon

Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) –
Vietnam recorded 3 new COVID-19 infections over the past 12 hours to 6pm on
March 7, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention
and Control.

The new cases included 2
imported who were quarantined in province right after their arrival,
and one in province.
 
The new patients brought the total count in the country to 2,512, including
1,585 domestically-transmitted cases.

The Treatment Subcommittee reported that a total of 1,920 patients had been
given the all-clear from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 so far, and the fatalities
remained at 35.

Among the active patients undergoing treatment, 65 tested negative to the virus
once, 57 twice and 137 thrice.

As many as 45,219 people who had close contact with confirmed patients
or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are being quarantined across the
country, including 506 in hospitals, 14,266 in other establishments, and 30,446
at home./.