10:08, 24/08/2021

140 new cases, 205 recovered from Covid-19 in Khanh Hoa

140 new cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 were reported in Khanh Hoa Province from 7am on August 23 to 7am on August 24...

140 new cases positive for SARS-CoV-2 were reported in Khanh Hoa Province from 7am on August 23 to 7am on August 24, according to Khanh Hoa Center for Disease Control. The new cases include 103 in Nha Trang City, 19 in Ninh Hoa Town, 12 in Van Ninh, 1 in Dien Khanh District, 1 in Cam Ranh City, 3 in Cam Lam District and 1 in Khanh Vinh District. All of the new cases are home-quarantined and locked-down and centralized quarantine areas.
 
During the period, 205 reportedly recovered from Covid-19 in Khanh Hoa, bringing the tally to 3,673 since July 22, according to Khanh Hoa Center for Disease Control. 
 
5,612 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 (3,264), followed by Ninh Hoa Town (1,681), Dien Khanh District (245), Van Ninh District (232), Cam Lam District (89), Cam Ranh City (83), Khanh Vinh (17) and Khanh Son (1). 
 
5,834 F1 and 12,230 F2 have been traced. 120 areas related to positive cases have been temporarily blockaded. 393,628 samples have been taken for RT-PCR testing and 2,269,019 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