Da Nang confirmed 30 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, September 8, of which, 23 were in found in the city’s designated quarantine facilities, 5 were self-isolating at home and 2 were identified in locked down areas. Notably, no new community transmission case was recorded in the city today.

In particular, out of the aforementioned 5 patients found whilst self-isolating at home, one was a close contact living in the same house with a previously-confirmed positive case, whilst the remaining 4 were persons who had completed their 14-day stay at the city’s designated quarantine facilities, residing in An Khe Ward in Thanh Khe District and the Hoa An and Khue Trung wards in Cam Le District.

The above-mentioned 2 cases identified in locked down areas were in Hoa Chau Commune, Hoa Vang District, with links to the previously confirmed patients.

Currently, COVID-19 cases in Da Nang are related to 3 main infection chains. In detail, the infection chain at the already-shut-down Hoa Cuong Wholesale Market, the largest of its kind in Central Viet Nam, has been well controlled, with 6 cases detected on Wednesday.

The infection cluster linked to the ‘one door- one test’ campaign is now still at a high risk of further COVID-19 spread with 14 cases documented on the same day.

Likewise, the chain of infection linked to direct COVID-19 contacts who test positive for the virus following their stay in the city’s designated quarantine facilities also faces a high risk with 6 new cases logged.

Amongst the local districts, Thanh Khe recorded the highest number of 14, followed by Cam Le with 6, Hai Chau and Son Tra with 3 each, Lien Chieu and Hoa Vang with 2 each. Notably, Ngu Hanh Son saw no new positive case today.

Currently, there are 18 out of the total 56 wards and communes across the city without community-acquired cases for 14 consecutive days, namely the communes of Hoa Bac, Hoa Khuong, Hoa Tien, Hoa Phu, Hoa Lien, Hoa Nhon and Hoa Phong in Hoa Vang District, the wards of An Hai Bac, Man Thai, An Hai Tay, Phuoc My, Nai Hien Dong and Tho Quang in Son Tra District, the Phuoc Ninh, Nam Duong and Hai Chau 1 wards in Hai Chau District, Hoa Quy Ward in Ngu Hanh Son District and and Hoa Khe Ward in Thanh Khe District.

The city’s COVID-19 infection tally in the ongoing wave has hit 4,465 since July 10.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG – Translating by A.T