Da Nang recorded only one new case of COVID-19 today, September 27, which was found in a designated quarantine establishment, the Da Nang Steering Board for COVID-19 Prevention and Control said in its latest bulletin.

The mentioned-above case was the close contact of a previously-confirmed coronavirus- infected worker in the Hoa Khanh Industrial Park. This new patient had previously tested negative for SARS-CoV-2.

Till date, this chain of infections linked to the worker has recorded 14 cases, and it has been brought under control.

Currently, there are only 11 blockaded areas linked to previous COVID-19 cases, housing 444 households with a combined total of 1,489 residents.

Cam Le has been recognised at a ‘green’ district with a low risk of COVID-19 infection, following Ngu Hanh Son, Son Tra and Thanh Khe.

Till date, 48 out of the total 56 communes and wards citywide have been labelled as ‘green’ ones where neither community-acquired cases nor locked-down sites have been logged over the past 14 days as follow:

Hoa Vang District: the communes of Hoa Bac, Hoa Khuong, Hoa Tien, Hoa Phu, Hoa Lien, Hoa Nhon, Hoa Phong, Hoa Phuoc, Hoa Ninh, Hoa Chau

Son Tra District: the wards of An Hai Bac, Man Thai, An Hai Tay, Phuoc My, Nai Hien Dong, Tho Quang, and An Hai Dong

Ngu Hanh Son District: the wards of Hoa Quy, Hoa Hai, My An, Khue My

Hai Chau District: the wards of Phuoc Ninh, Nam Duong, Hai Chau 1, Hoa Cuong Nam, Binh Hien, Hoa Thuan Dong, Hoa Thuan Tay, Hoa Cuong Bac and Thach Thang

Thanh Khe District: the wards of Hoa Khe, Thanh Khe Dong, Thac Gian, Chinh Gian, Xuan Ha, An Khe, Thanh Khe Tay, Tan Chinh, Vinh Trung and Tam Thuan

Cam Le District: the wards of Khue Trung, Hoa Tho Tay, Hoa Phat, Hoa Tho Dong, Hoa Xuan and Hoa An

Lien Chieu District: the wards of Hoa Minh and Hoa Hiep Nam

Since July 10, Da Nang’s COVID-19 infection tally has climbed to 4,661

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG– Translating by A.T