On the morning of September 21, Nghe An had 2 new Covid-19 cases, which were F1 cases that had been quarantined before.

On the morning of September 21, information from the Nghe An Center for Disease Control (CDC): In the past 12 hours (from 6:00 p.m. September 20 to 6:00 a.m. September 21),Nghe Annoted02 new positive caseswithCovid-19in Vinh City. Both cases are F1 and were quarantined before.

Blockade of area where Covid-19 patient appeared. Photo: Quang An

The discovery of new infections in quarantine areas and medical quarantine subjects; the absence of infections in the community has shown the effectiveness of Nghe An's epidemic prevention and control work that has been and is being implemented. In general, the localities in the province continue to maintain peace and stability.

Accumulated from the beginning of the epidemic season until now, the province has recorded1,811 patients with Covid-19In 21 localities: Vinh City: 645, Yen Thanh: 199, Dien Chau: 192, Quynh Luu: 146, Nam Dan: 88, Cua Lo: 81, Nghi Loc: 68, 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: 16, Anh Son: 15, Quy Hop: 14, Thai Hoa: 06, Quy Chau: 01... Cumulative number of patients who have recovered and been discharged from hospital: 1,618 patients. Cumulative number of deaths: 15 patients. Number of patients currently being treated: 178 patients.

* About testing:In the past 12 hours, Nghe An CDC has received 329 samples. Of which, 02 new positive cases were detected, 327 samples had negative results.

*Specific information of the new positive patient is as follows:

1. Patient NVK, male, born in 1966.Address: Block 9, Quang Trung Ward, Vinh City. The patient is F1 of the previously announced NNT and NTVA patients. The patient was quarantined and tested twice, both with negative results. On September 20, the patient was tested for the third time. On the morning of September 21, the result was confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.

2. Patient NMH, male, born in 2001.Address: Block 9, Quang Trung Ward, Vinh City. The patient is F1 of previously announced patients NNT and NTVA and is the child of announced patient NVK. The patient was quarantined and tested twice, both with negative results. On September 20, the patient was tested for the third time. On the morning of September 21, the result was confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 virus.