On the afternoon of October 9, Nghe An had 5 new Covid-19 cases in Cua Lo Town, which were F1s that had been quarantined before.

On the afternoon of October 9, the Center for Disease Control (CDC)Nghe AnInformation: In the past 12 hours (from 6:00 to 18:00 on October 9),Nghe Annoted05 new positive caseswithCovid-19in Cua Lo town. All F1 patients have been quarantined in advance.

Medical staff test for Covid-19. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Accumulated from the beginning of the epidemic season until now, the province has recorded1,916 Covid-19 patients in 21 localities: Vinh City: 656, Yen Thanh: 201, Dien Chau: 195, Quynh Luu: 148, Cua Lo: 146, Nam Dan: 89, Nghi Loc: 82, Hung Nguyen: 64, Ky Son: 62, Que Phong: 52, Do Luong: 43, Tuong Duong: 29, Nghia Dan: 27, Tan Ky: 24, Hoang Mai: 22, Thanh Chuong: 17, Con Cuong: 20, Anh Son: 15, Quy Hop: 17, Thai Hoa: 06, Quy Chau: 01... Cumulative number of patients who have recovered and been discharged from the hospital: 1,806 patients. Cumulative number of deaths: 19 patients. Number of patients currently being treated: 91 patients.

* About testing:In the past 24 hours, 3,720 samples were received. 2,158 samples have been tested, 9 positive cases have been detected (announced), and 1,562 samples are awaiting results.

* Specific information of new positive patients is as follows:

1. Patient N, female, born in 2015.Address: Lam Thanh block, Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town. The patient is F1 of patient NTT H who was previously announced. On October 5, the patient was quarantined and the first test sample was taken and the result was negative. On October 9, the patient's second test sample was sent to CDC and the result was confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

2. Patient NT H, female, born in 1976.Address: Lam Thanh block, Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town. The patient is F1 of patient NTT H who was previously announced. On October 5, the patient was quarantined and the first test sample was taken and the result was negative. On October 9, the patient's second test sample was sent to CDC and the result was confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

3. Patient TV D, male, born in 1979.Address: Trung Thanh block, Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town. The patient is F1 of patient TTH V who was previously announced. On October 4, the patient was quarantined and the first test sample was taken and the result was negative. On October 9, the patient's second test sample was sent to CDC and the result was confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

4. Patient T. C, male, born in 2014.Address: Trung Thanh block, Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town. The patient is F1 of patient TTH V who was previously announced. On October 4, the patient was quarantined and the first test sample was taken and the result was negative. On October 9, the patient's second test sample was sent to CDC and the result was confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

5. Patient X, male, born in 1962.Address: Trung Thanh block, Nghi Hai ward, Cua Lo town. The patient is F1 and the grandfather of patient NPH H who was previously announced. On October 7, the patient was quarantined at Field Hospital No. 3, and samples were taken and sent to Nghe An General Hospital for testing, with the results confirming that he was positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus./.