COVID-19 hotspot Hai Duong logs three cases on Feb 23 morning
Three more COVID-19 patients were confirmed in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, on February 23 morning, raising the country’s total community infections to 1,496, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
A worker fumigates the area where peope wait to have samples collected for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Three more COVID-19 patients were confirmed in thenorthern province of Hai Duong, the country’s largest COVID-19 hotspot, onFebruary 23 morning, raising the country’s total community infections to 1,496,according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl.
All of the new infections had closecontact with previously confirmed patients in the province, and they were putinto quarantine. They are now receiving treatment at a COVID-19 hospital locatedat the Hai Duong Medical Technical University.
The number of cases in Hai Duong province increases to 620 in less than a month.
Vietnam has 107,685 people who came in close contact with COVID-19 patients orarrived from pandemic-hit areas under quarantine nationwide,including 596 at hospitals, 12.628 at other quarantine sites and 94,461 athomes
Among the patients under treatment, 69 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2once, 39 twice, and 55 thrice.
As many as 1,717 COVID-19 patients have been recovered so far.
As of February 23 morning, the northern province Quang Ninh and Hanoi capitalcity went through seven days without any new COVID-19 case, while the CentralHighlands province of Gia Lai went through 12 days.
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A worker fumigates the area where peope wait to have samples collected for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 
