On the afternoon of July 28, Nghe An recorded 2 new cases of Covid-19 infection.

On the afternoon of July 28, Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of Nghe An Center for Disease Control informed: In the past 12 hours (from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on July 28),Nghe Anrecorded 2 new cases positive for Covid-19.

Minh An General Hospital was locked down after cases of infection were detected there. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Second new case of Covid-19 infectionis HTC, male (born in 1978). Occupation: Northeast driver. Address: Hamlet 6, Quynh Lam commune, Quynh Luu district. The patient is F1 of patient HTY who was announced this morning. On July 20, the patient went to take care of his wife giving birth at Minh An General Hospital and had contact with patient HTY. On July 27, the patient was quarantined at Quynh Lam Primary School (Quynh Luu). On the morning of July 28, the patient's sample was taken and sent to Nghe An CDC. On the afternoon of July 28, the result confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Thus, up to now, the province has recorded196 patients with Covid-19In 14 localities: Vinh City: 90, Tuong Duong: 23, Dien Chau: 20, Quynh Luu: 19, Yen Thanh: 13, Ky Son: 10, Nam Dan: 06, Quy Hop: 05, Nghi Loc: 04, Hoang Mai Town: 02, Do Luong: 01, Nghia Dan: 01, Tan Ky: 01, Thanh Chuong: 01... There are 09 localities that have had no new infections in the community for over 14 days, including: Vinh City; Dien Chau; Do Luong; Hoang Mai Town; Nghi Loc; Nghia Dan; Quy Hop; Tan Ky, Nam Dan.

During the day, Nghe An CDC received 2,273 samples (including 138 F1 samples, suspected rapid test: 3). Results: 1,187 samples (44 F1, 3 rapid test), 2 new positive cases detected (announced above). Currently, Nghe An CDC is testing 1,086 samples (including 94 F1).