At a cocentrated quarantine area (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam confirmed nine more locally-transmitted
COVID-19 cases in the past 12 hours to 6pm on February 22, according to the
National Steering Committee for Prevention and Control.
Six out of the new infections were found in Hai Duong – the
country’s current largest hotspot, and the remaining three in the northern city of Hai
Phong.
The s raised the national count to 2,392. So far, Vietnam has seen 1,493 locally-transmitted cases, including 800 infections found
since January 27 when a new COVID-19 wave broke out.
As of February 22 afternoon, as many as 1,717 patients were given the all-clear
from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The number of fatalities remains at 35.
Among patients still undergoing treatment, 69
have tested negative for the virus once, 39 twice and 55 thrice.
At present, a total of 120,827 people who had
close contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients or entered from
pandemic-hit regions are being under quarantine nationwide, including 588 in
hospitals, 12,984 in state-designated
establishments and 107,255 others at
their residences./.
Source: VietnamPlus
