Additional 162 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 Tuesday, September 7, bringing the total number of recovered people to 1,450 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.

Two patients died of COVID-19 complications on September 7, bringing the total death toll in Da Nang to 47 since the beginning of 2021.

Currently, 1,482 infected patients are being treated at the field hospital, 124 patients are under treatment at the Hoa Vang District Medical Centre, and 75 others are receiving treatment at the Lung Hospital.

Overall, 1,681, including 65 requiring critical care, are being treated for the coronavirus in Da Nang’s hospitals, of whom, 346 tested negative for the virus once while tests on 162 others came back negative twice.

At present, there are 1,231 people who are being placed under quarantine in 36 designated facilities across the city. A total of 112 locations across Da Nang have been classified as red zones, and these high-risk areas are being placed under full lockdown.

A total of 18 wards and communes across Da Nang have marked 14 days without any community transmission and have been classified as green zones. They are An Hai Bac, An Hai Tay, Man Thai, Phuoc My, Nai Hien Dong, Tho Quang wards in Son Tra District, Hoa Quy Ward in Ngu Hanh Son District, Nam Duong, Phuoc Ninh, Hai Chau 1 wards in Hai Chau District, Hoa Khe Ward in Thanh Khe District, Hoa Bac, Hoa Khuong, Hoa Tien, Hoa Phu, Hoa Lien, Hoa Nhon, Hoa Phong communes in Hoa Vang District.

10,154 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on September 7 were administered in Da Nang, bringing the total number of doses administered citywide till date to 263,595, of which, 207,684people received the first dose while 55,911others got their second shot.

Reporting by LE HUNG – Translating by H.L