According to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, among the confirmed patients, 550 are related to the outbreak in the central city of Da Nang which began on July 25.
The committee’s treatment sub-committee reported that as many as 695 patients have been given the all-clear and there have been 32 COVID-19-related deaths so far.
Among the active patients, 40 have tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 48 twice and 27 three times.
The sub-committee said there are six patients who are in very serious conditions, and five of them may die any time.
Currently, 57,097 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or came from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine nationwide, including 1,111 people quarantined at hospitals, 16,006 people at concentrated quarantine establishments and 39,980 at home.
