Viet Nam reported no new Covid-19 cases in the past 12 hours, Viet Nam's National Steering Committee for Covid-19 Prevention and Control said on 5 September morning. 

COVID-19 patients are given the all-clear at Quang Nam hospital (Photo: VNA)

The total number of active cases in the country remained at 1,049 as of 6am on 5 September, including 691 locally transmitted virus cases with 551 related to the outbreak in Da Nang, the Committee said.

Till date, a total of 786 patients have been given the all-clear. Meanwhile, there have been 35 fatalities so far. Most of the fatalities were the elderly with serious underlying diseases.

Among the active patients, 24 have tested negative for the coronavirus once, 52 twice, and 23 thrice. 

The committee’s treatment sub-committee said ten patients are in critical conditions, most of them suffering from severe underlying diseases.  

Currently, over 43,150 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or came from pandemic-hit regions are under quarantine nationwide.

Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today