Six new Covid-19 infection cases confirmed, total tally reaches 2,812
Two Indian men and four Vietnamese people who recently arrived in Vietnam have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number of patients in the country to 2,812, the Ministry of Health reported on Thursday morning.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 2,812, including 910 locally-transmitted cases reported since the new outbreak started in Hai Duong on January 28.
As of 6 pm on April 21, a total of 2,490 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, over 39,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.
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According to the ministry's report, the two Indian men aged 40 and 58 landed at Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi on April 18. They were sent to a quarantine area in Yen Bai Province upon arrival and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in their second testing on April 21.
The two patients are now being treated at the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases.
The four Vietnamese patients include three men and a woman aged between 21-31. They returned from Japan to Van Don Airport in Quang Ninh Province on April 20. All of them were sent to a quarantine area in Thai Binh Province upon arrival and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 on April 21.
The four patients are now being treated at the Thai Binh Provincial General Hospital.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 2,812, including 910 locally-transmitted cases reported since the new outbreak started in Hai Duong on January 28.
As of 6 pm on April 21, a total of 2,490 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, over 39,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.
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