Vietnam has no new COVID-19 cases early Sept 23
(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam logged no new COVID-19 cases reported on Wednesday morning, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
 A health worker collects specimen for SARS-CoV-2 testing (Photo: VNA). |
Vietnam has recorded 1,068 coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 infections so far. Of the total, 691 were locally-transmitted cases, including 551 linked with Da Nang city since the latest coronavirus wave hit the locality on July 25.
As many as 980 patients have recovered while 35 have died from complications related to the disease. Most of the fatalities were the elderly with serious underlying health conditions.
There are more than 20,000 people having close contact with confirmed cases or coming from the pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at present.