Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded six more COVID-19 cases on August 10 afternoon, bringingthe national tally to 847, according to the National Steering Committee forCOVID-19 Prevention and Control.
Of the new patients, aged 8 - 65, one is in thecentral province of Quang Nam, four in the central city of Da Nang, and oneimported case in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam has to date reported 847 COVID-19 patients since the first case was detected in January. Of those,318 are imported.
According to the committee’s treatment subcommittee, four more patients were reported to fully recoveron August 10, lifting the total of recovered cases to 399. There have been 13deaths so far.
Among the remaining active patients, nine have tested negative for thecoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once and 36 others at least twice.
A total of 182,267 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entering Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions are being quarantinednationwide, including 5,139 at hospitals, 28,408 at other concentratedquarantine facilities, and 148,720 at their homes./.
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