Citizens come to quarantine area (Photo: VietnamPlus)Of the infections, 691 are locally transmittedcases, including 551 cases linked with the outbreak in the central city of DaNang since July 25.
As many as 1,063 COVID-19 patients had been successfullytreated while 35 patients with serious underlying diseases had died.
Among the patients still under treatment, six have testednegative for the virus once, four twice and seven thrice. No patient is incritical condition at present.
There are currently 14,689 people who had close contact withconfirmed cases or came from pandemic-hit regions are under quarantine acrossthe country, including 176 people in hospitals, 13,233 in concentratedquarantine establishments and 1,280 at their homes.
As the COVID-19 pandemic can return at any time,the Ministry of Health recommended people to wear face masks incrowded places, wash hands with soap or hand sanitiser regularly, avoid largegatherings, keep distance from each other and make health declarations./.
VNA
