Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam confirmed no newCOVID-19 cases on September 19 afternoon, keeping the national count at 1,068,according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl.
Of the total infections, 691 are locally transmitted,with 551 recorded as from July 25.
On the day, a patient in a COVID-19 hospitalin Hoa Vang district, the central city of Da Nang, was given the all-clear,raising the total recoveries to 942. There have been 35 fatalities so far.
Among the active patients, 14 have tested negative forthe coronavirus once, three twice and 22 three times.
Some 30,160 people who had close contact with COVID-19patients and came from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide./.