More than 700 people from the central province of Quang Ngai line up to board coaches heading home after finishing compulsory quarantine at a State-designed facility. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam confirmed two more COVID-19cases in August 23 afternoon, one in the central city of Da Nang and another inthe northern province of Hai Duong, according to the National SteeringCommittee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
The new cases raised the national count to 1,016, including674 community infections. There are 534 cases linked to outbreaks in Da Nangsince July 25.
On the same day, five more people infected with the novelcoronavirus were discharged from hospitals. By now 568 patients have been giventhe all-clear. The death toll totaled 27.
Among the patients under treatment across the country, 39have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 49 negative twice and 28 negativethree times.
A total of 77,380 people who had close contacts withpatients or came from pandemic-affected areas are being quarantined./.
VNA
