Viet Nam has gone four days without recording a locally transmitted Covid-19 case, Viet Nam's National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control said on 2 September morning.

Medical workers conducts SARS-CoV-2 testing (Photo: VNA)

The total number of active cases in the country remained at 1,044, of whom 690 are locally transmitted, including 550 infections linked to the outbreak in Da Nang since July 25, according to Viet Nam's National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control.

As many as 735 out of the 1,044 patients have been successfully treated, while 34 others died of the disease. Most of the deceased were elderly patients with underlying health conditions.

Among the active patients, 27 tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 53 twice and 37 thrice.

Currently, there are 66,946 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or entered Viet Nam from pandemic-hit regions under quarantine across the country.

Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today