September 21 recorded 15 COVID-19 cases across Da Nang, 5 of which were found in the designated quarantine facilities, 8 were detected during self-quarantine at home and the remaining 2 were acquired in the community, the Da Nang Steering Board for COVID-19 Prevention and Control confirmed.

Both of the community transmission cases were recorded in Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District, and the source of infection linked to the duo has remained unknown.

In detail, one is a resident living on Phan Ke Binh Street came to the Da Nang Family Hospital for examination and COVID-19 testing due to the displaying of some suspicious symptoms. The patient had previously tested negative for the coronavirus on August 30 and September 3, 8 and 15 through the ongoing ‘one door- one test’ campaign with testing applied to household representatives.

The other who is a dweller in alley K85 on Han Mac Tu Street is an employee of theNam Anh company located in the Son Tra District-based An Don Industrial Park. He tested positive for the virus during a periodical testing session held by the company at the city-based Hospital 199 under the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security.

Out of the total 15 cases recorded on Tuesday, 8 of which were recorded in Lien Chieu District, whilst 4 in Hai Chau District and 3 in Hoa Vang District.

Notably, Cam Le, Son Tra, Ngu Hanh Son and Thanh Khe districts recorded no new COVID-19 cases on the same day.

Till date, 39 out of the total 56 communes and wards citywide have been labelled as ‘green zones’.

They are the communes of Hoa Bac, Hoa Khuong, Hoa Tien, Hoa Phu, Hoa Lien, Hoa Nhon, Hoa Phong, Hoa Phuoc, Hoa Chau and Hoa Ninh in Hoa Vang District; the wards of An Hai Bac, Man Thai, An Hai Tay, An Hai Dong, Phuoc My, Nai Hien Dong and Tho Quang in Son Tra District, the wards of Hoa Quy, Hoa Hai, My An and Khue My in Ngu Hanh Son District; the wards of Phuoc Ninh, Nam Duong, Hai Chau 1, Hoa Cuong Nam, Binh Hien, Binh Thuan, Hoa Thuan Dong, Hoa Thuan Tay in Hai Chau District; the wards of Hoa Khe, Thanh Khe Dong, Thac Gian, Chinh Gian, Xuan Ha and An Khe in Thanh Khe District; the wards of Khue Trung, Hoa Tho Tay, Hoa Phat and Hoa Tho Dong in Cam Le District.

Since July 10, Da Nang’s COVID-19 infection tally has climbed to 4,624.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG – Translating by A.T