Da Nang reported 68 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, August 8, of which, 42 cases were in managed isolation, 22 were identified in local locked-down areas and only 4 were detected in the community, the municipal Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said.

Of the 4 community-acquired cases detected on Sunday, 2 cases were detected from the ‘one door, one test’ campaign whilst the rest were recorded from the sampling for COVID-19 testing at high-risk neighbourhoods.

In particular, 64 out of the total 68 cases registered on Sunday were linked to the highly transmissible infection chain at the Son Tra District-based Tho Quang fishing wharf, bring the total infection here to 715 till date.

Son Tra District is still a coronavirus epicenter in Da Nang with the highest daily infection number, recording 50 cases on Sunday, namely 23 cases in Tho Quang Ward, 16 in Nai Hien Dong Ward, 6 in Man Thai Ward, two An Hai Bac Ward and Phuoc My Ward each.

The total infections recorded in the city have climbed to 1,283 since July 10.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG – Translating by A.T