Additional 198 hospitalized COVID-19 patients were discharged from the field hospital at the Student Hall of Residence in the west of the city, Hoa Vang District Medical Center, and the Lung Hospital on Sunday, September 5, bringing the total number of recovered people to 1,178 since August 25, the Da Nang Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has confirmed.

After the patients completed three successive tests and the results came negative for COVID-19, doctors have declared them cured and so they are now discharged from the hospitals.

All patients’ clinical status is appropriate for discharge, and assessed to have stable and recovering respiratory function. They are no longer contagious and pose no risk to the public, the doctors said.

After discharges, the recoveries must complete 14 days isolation at home, and undergo COVID-19 testing in line with the Ministry of Health’s regulations.

One patient died of COVID-19 complications on September 5, bringing the total death toll in Da Nang to 43 since the beginning of 2021.

Currently, 1,630 infected patients are being treated at the field hospital in the west of the city, 144 patients are under treatment at the Hoa Vang District Medical Centre, and 84 others are receiving treatment at the Lung Hospital.

Overall, 1,858 people, including 69 requiring critical care, are being treated for the coronavirus in Da Nang’s hospitals, of whom, 277 tested negative for the virus once while tests on 156 others came back negative twice.

At present, there are 1,465 people who are being placed under quarantine in 41 designated facilities across the city. A total of 151 locations across Da Nang have been classified as red zones.

9,778 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on September 5 were administered in Da Nang, bringing the total number of doses administered citywide till date to 245,638, of which, 189,727 people received the first dose while 55,911 others got their second shot.

Reporting by LE HUNG – translating by H.L