Sample collection for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam documented nine locally-transmitted COVID-19infections, and no imported cases in the past 12 hours as of 6am on February 3,according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl.
Of the new cases, four were recorded in the Central Highlands province of GiaLai, two in the northern province Hai Duong province – the country’s largestCOVID-19 hotspot, two in the southern province of Binh Duong, and one in Hanoi.
The country has recorded 1,891 SARS-CoV-2 infections so far. Of the total, 1,003were locally-transmitted cases, including 310 linked to Hai Duong since thelatest coronavirus outbreak hit the province on January 27.
According to the Treatment Sub-committee under National Steering Committee forCOVID-19 Prevention and Control, 1,461 COVID-19 patients have recovered. Amongthe patients still under treatment, three have tested negative for the virusone, seven twice, and two thrice. Thirty- five died from complications relatedto the disease.
There are 27,714 people who had close contact with confirmed cases or comingfrom the pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at present./.
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