On the morning of August 27, Nghe An recorded 24 cases of Covid-19 infection, no community infections.

On the morning of August 27, Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of Nghe An Center for Disease Control informed: In the past 12 hours (from 6:00 p.m. on August 26 to 6:00 a.m. on August 27),Nghe Anrecorded 24 new positive casesCovid-19. Of which, there are no community cases, 05 cases are isolated at home for community screening in the locked-down area, 19 cases were previously isolated in a centralized area.

Enterprises in Bac Vinh Industrial Park deploy rapid Covid-19 tests for workers to ensure production. Photo: Thu Huyen

Localities recording new positive cases in the past 12 hours include: Vinh City: 13, Yen Thanh: 04, Dien Chau: 03, Hung Nguyen: 02, Nghi Loc: 02... Particularly, 13 cases in Vinh City in 05 wards and communes: Hong Son: 04, Quang Trung: 03, Nghi Phu: 02, Cua Nam: 01, Le Loi: 01, Hung Chinh: 01, Hung Loc: 01.

Thus, the 5 districts, cities and 5 wards and communes of Vinh city that recorded new infections are all "hot spots" of very high risk that were previously identified; no "green zone" localities have had infections. In the province, in the past several days, many localities have had no infections.

Since the beginning of the epidemic season, the province has recorded 1,189 Covid-19 patients in 21 localities: Vinh City: 361, Quynh Luu: 143, Yen Thanh: 138, Ky Son: 60, Dien Chau: 94, Tuong Duong: 29, Nghi Loc: 54, Hung Nguyen: 45, Que Phong: 40, Nam Dan: 48, Hoang Mai: 21, Cua Lo: 38, Tan Ky: 23, Anh Son: 13, Do Luong: 25, Con Cuong: 16, Quy Hop: 13, Thanh Chuong: 13, Thai Hoa: 06, Nghia Dan: 08, Quy Chau: 01.

The cumulative number of patients who have been cured, discharged, or transferred to higher levels is 383. The cumulative number of patients who have died is 01. The number of patients currently being treated is 805./.