Da Nang recorded a further 159 cases of COVID-19 on Monday, January 3, of which 85 cases were acquired in the community, three found in centralised quarantine facilities, 47 during at-home quarantine and 24 in locked-down residential sites.

Out of the 85 community-acquired patients documented on Monday, there were there were 11 employees at the Hoa Binh Company based in the Ba Na area, one medical worker at the Da Nang Rehabilitation Hospital and eight others found via rapid antigen tests.

Meanwhile, the rest were locals who were positive for the coronavirus through tests conducted at some public and private medical facilities citywide during their intentional visits there for regular medical checkups or COVID-19 tests due to the displaying of suspicious symptoms.

Of the day's newly count, 122 cases were at a high risk of further community transmission.

Also on Monday, a combined total of 7,151 local residents across the city had their nasal swab samples taken for COVID-19 testing, 6,531 of whom tested for the virus via the RT-PCR technique whilst the rest were subject to the rapid antigen testing.

Till date, of the vaccinated people throughout Da Nang, 975,342 have received the first jabs of COVID-19 vaccines whilst 957,500 have got two doses, and 7,601 have received the third shots against the highly contagious disease.

There are currently 361 completely- blockaded residential areas, putting 558 households with a combined total of 3,216 people under lockdown.

A combined total of 270 people are being put under compulsory quarantine in 13 centralised facilities.

The day's new infections have pushed Da Nang’s total tally to 6,805 since October 16 when the city saw the resurgence of COVID-19 community transmission, 229 of which were returnees from other cities and provinces nationwide.

Reporting by PHAN CHUNG- Translating by A. THU