Hanoi, (VNA) – No new cases of COVID-19 were recorded over the past 12 hours, leavingthe national count unchanged at 1,068 as of 6am on September 19, according tothe National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Among the cases, 377 were importedand quarantined immediately after arrival, and 691 were locally-transmitted,with 551 recorded since July 25.
Meanwhile, 941patients have been given the all clear, and the fatalities remain at 35.
Among patientsreceiving treatment, 14 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, threenegative twice and 22 negative three times.
A total of 30,163people who had close contacts with COVID-19 patients or arrived frompandemic-hit areas are under health monitoring at hospitals, designatedfacilities or accommodations./.