Da Nang’s daily COVID-19 infection tally stood at 8 on Friday, September 17, of which 2 were in found in the designated quarantine facilities, 5 were detected during self-quarantine at home and the remaining one was acquired in the community.

In detail, the community-acquired patient is 43-year-old resident living in alley No. 90, Dong Da Street, Thuan Phuoc Ward, Hai Chau District, confirmed to be infected with the coronavirus via the ongoing ‘one door- one test’ campaign with testing applied to household representatives. The source of infection linked to this patient has remained unknown.

Five of his close contacts living in the same alley also tested positive for the coronavirus whilst being under self-quarantine at home.

The remaining 2 locally-reported patients were close COVID-19 contacts, both of whom tested positive for the virus during their mandatory stay in the designated quarantine facilities.

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

Son Tra is the second district in Da Nang, after Ngu Hanh Son, to be recognised as a ‘green district’ which is free from the virus for the time being.

Till date, 33 out of the total 56 communes and wards citywide have been labelled as ‘green zones’. namely the communes of Hoa Bac, Hoa Khuong, Hoa Tien, Hoa Phu, Hoa Lien, Hoa Nhon, Hoa Phong, Hoa Phuoc and Hoa Ninh in Hoa Vang District, the wards of An Hai Bac, Man Thai, An Hai Tay, Phuoc My, Nai Hien Dong, Tho Quang, and An Hai Dong 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, and Binh Hien in Hai Chau District, the wards of Hoa Khe, Thanh Khe Dong, Thac Gian, Chinh Gian and Xuan Ha in Thanh Khe District, the wards of Khue Trung and Hoa Tho Tay in Cam Le District and Hoa Khanh Bac Ward in Lien Chieu District.

The city’s COVID-19 infection tally in the ongoing wave has climbed to 4,604 since July 10.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG – Translating by A.T