09:08, 23/08/2021

141 new cases, 149 recovered from Covid-19 in Khanh Hoa

141 new cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 were detected in Khanh Hoa Province from 7am on August 22 to 7am on August 23...

141 new cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 were detected in Khanh Hoa Province from 7am on August 22 to 7am on August 23, according to Khanh Hoa Center for Disease Control. The new cases include 97 in Nha Trang City, 19 in Ninh Hoa Town, 16 in Van Ninh, 2 in Dien Khanh District, 1 in Cam Ranh City and 6 in Cam Lam District. All of the new cases are home-quarantined and locked-down and centralized quarantine areas.
 
During the period, 149 reportedly recovered from Covid-19 in Khanh Hoa, bringing the tally to 3,468 since July 22, according to Khanh Hoa Center for Disease Control. 
 

 

Taking samples for testing in Nha Trang.
Taking samples for testing in Nha Trang.
 
5,472 cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 have been detected in Khanh Hoa since June 23 with infections identified in 8/9 districts and towns, including Nha Trang City with the most cases (3,161), followed by Ninh Hoa Town (1,662), Dien Khanh District (244), Van Ninh District (220), Cam Lam District (86), Cam Ranh City (82), Khanh Vinh (16) and Khanh Son (1). 
 
5,834 F1 and 12,230 F2 have been traced. 125 areas related to positive cases have been temporarily blockaded. 378,627 samples have been taken for RT-PCR testing and 2,209,604 others for antigen-detecting rapid diagnostic testing in Khanh Hoa Province.
 
The provincial Center for Disease Control also recorded 45 deaths of Covid-19 since July 22.
 
Translated by N.T