The Da Nang Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on Tuesday, October 5, recorded an additional 43 recoveries from the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

In its latest case bulletin, the Committee said this pushed the recovery tally to 3,063 since August 25.

Currently, 113 infected patients are being treated at the field hospital, 10 patients are under treatment at the Hoa Vang District Medical Centre, and 8 others are receiving treatment at the Lung Hospital.

Overall, 131 people, including 5 requiring critical care, are being treated for the coronavirus in Da Nang’s hospitals, of whom, 38 tested negative for the virus once while tests on 41 others came back negative twice.

At present, there are 337 people who are being placed under quarantine in 15 designated facilities across the city.

The number of locked down areas in Da Nang has reduced to 4, and there are 226 families with 907 people in total under medical isolation.

With 831,911 doses administered in total, 739,387 people across Da Nang have now been vaccinated with a first dose while 92,524 people have had both doses.

Reporting by LE HUNG – translating by H.L