Ninety more people were released from the field hospital hospital at the dormitory in the west of the city, the Da Nang Lung Hospital and the Hoa Vang District Medical Centre on Friday, September 3, after being treated for COVID-19.

With this, the number of patients that have been discharged from Da Nang hospitals after recovering from coronavirus has hit 812 since August 25.

All of them were given the all-clear following thrice consecutive negative test results, and they show overall stable status, vital signs, normal organ function and improved chest X-ray readings.

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.

Currently, 1,745 infected patients are being treated at the field hospital, 214 patients are under treatment at the Hoa Vang District Medical Centre, and 91 others are receiving treatment at the Lung Hospital.

Overall, 2,050 people, including 73 requiring critical care, are being treated for the coronavirus in Da Nang’s hospitals, of whom, 310 tested negative for the virus once while tests on 65 others came back negative twice.

At present, there are 1,742 people who are being placed under quarantine in 50 designated facilities across the city. A total of 231 locations across Da Nang have been classified as red zones.

14.901 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on September 3 were administered in Da Nang, bringing the total number of doses administered citywide till date to 229,291, of which, 175,586 people received the first dose while 53,705 others got their second shot.

Reporting by LE HUNG – Translating by H.L