One more COVID-19 patient recovers

A 28-year-old COVID-19 patient in the southern province of Dong Nai was discharged from hospital on April 24 after more than two weeks of treatment, lifting the total of cured cases in Vietnam to 225.
One more COVID-19 patient recovers ảnh 1A 28-year-old COVID-19 patient in the southern province of Dong Nai is discharged from hospital on April 24 (Photo: VNA) 

Dong Nai (VNA)- A 28-year-old COVID-19 patient in the southern province of Dong Nai was dischargedfrom hospital on April 24 after more than two weeks of treatment, lifting thetotal of cured cases in Vietnam to 225.

According to the Centre for Disease Controlof Dong Nai, as of April 23, the locality had 425 quarantined cases, including12 health workers.

Since the first case was detected threemonths ago, Vietnam has seen a total of 268 people being confirmed to have contracted the SARS-CoV-2 that causes COVID-19.

Of the patients, 160 (59.7percent) returned from abroad and the remaining 108 wereinfection cases in the community.
As of April 23 morning, 68,081 people have been quarantinedacross the country, including 369 at hospitals, 18,600 at concentratedquarantine sites and 49,112 at home.

Vietnam had no new cases of COVID-19 to report on April 24 morning, making it eight days in a row since April 16 without new infections, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control./.

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