Da Nang reported 55 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, July 31, of which, 23 were found in the community whilst the remainder have been in managed isolation, the municipal Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control's latest figure shows.

Of the cases detected in the community, one case in Cam Le District’s Hoa Xuan Ward was documented from the so-called ‘one door, one test’ campaign, 2 symptomatic cases were detected during their in-person visits to the Tam Tri Da Nang Hospital for checkups and the remaining 20 ones were related to the infection chain at Son Tra District-based Tho Quang fishing wharf. 

It is highly concerning that, 47 cases logged on Saturday were linked to the highly transmissible infection chain at the Tho Quang fishing wharf, bringing the total infections till date to 202.

In particular, 35 infections linked to the infection chain at the Tho Quang fishing wharf were registered in Son Tra District alone, with 4 cases in An Hai Bac Ward, 4 in Man Thai Ward, 6 in Tho Quang Ward and 21 in Nai Hien Dong Ward.

On Saturday, a total of 31,900 local residents across the city had their nasal swab samples taken for COVID-19 testing.

The total infections recorded in the city have climbed to 688 since July 10 when a local man in Cam Le District’s Hoa Xuan Ward was confirmed contracting the virus after many days of no community transmissions in the city.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG- Translating by A.T