This morning, August 4th, Nghe An province recorded 11 more COVID-19 patients.

On the morning of August 4th, Dr. Nguyen Van Dinh - Director of the Center for Disease Control and PreventionNghe AnInformation: In the past 12 hours (from 7:00 PM on August 3rd to 7:00 AM on August 4th),Nghe AnEleven new cases of Covid-19 have been recorded.

A COVID-19 checkpoint is located at Ben Thuy Bridge. Photo: Quang An

2.Patient NNT, female, born in 1999. Address: Hamlet 6, Quynh Lam Commune, Quynh Luu District. The patient is a close contact (F1) and the mother of patient HQN, who was previously announced. On July 29th, the patient's first sample was taken and tested negative. On July 31st, after patient HQN was announced positive and transferred to Field Hospital No. 1 in Nghe An for treatment, due to her young age, her mother, patient NNT, accompanied her to the hospital for care. On August 3rd, the patient's second sample was taken and sent to the CDC, and the results confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 on the evening of August 3rd.

3.Patient TVL, male, born in 1990. Address: Dien Quang Commune, Dien Chau District. On July 28th, the patient traveled from District 9, Ho Chi Minh City to Nghe An on July 30th and was quarantined at Dien Quang Kindergarten. On July 31st, the patient's first sample was taken and tested negative. On August 3rd, the patient's second sample was taken and sent to the CDC, and the results confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2 on the evening of August 3rd.

4.Patient LVL, male, born in 2011. Address: Cau Giat Town, Quynh Luu District. The patient is a close contact (F1) and the son of patient HTN, who was previously announced. On July 30th, the patient was quarantined at Hoa Mai Kindergarten. On July 31st, the patient's first test result was negative. On August 3rd, a second sample was taken and sent to Quang Khoi General Hospital, and on the morning of August 4th, the result confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2.

5.Patient NTT, female, born in 1980. Address: Cau Giat Town, Quynh Luu District. The patient is a close contact (F1) of the previously announced patient NTL. The patient was quarantined at Tan Dat Hotel and had two previous samples taken, both yielding negative results. On August 3rd, the patient had a third sample taken and sent to Quang Khoi General Hospital. On the morning of August 4th, the results confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

6.Patient D.TN, female, born in 1995. Address: Hamlet 13, Quynh Lam Commune, Quynh Luu District. The patient is a close contact (F1) of patient NTHA, who was previously announced. The patient was isolated at Thuan Nghia Kindergarten and had her first sample taken, which yielded a negative result. On August 3rd, the patient had a second sample taken and sent to Quang Khoi General Hospital. On the morning of August 4th, the result confirmed positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

7.Patient NXT, male, born in 1954. Address: Hamlet 13, Quynh Lam Commune, Quynh Luu District. The patient is a close contact (F1) and husband of patient NTQ, who was previously announced. On July 30th, the patient was quarantined at Quynh Lam B Primary School. On August 2nd, the patient's first test result was suspected positive. On August 3rd, a second sample was taken and sent to Quang Khoi General Hospital, and on the morning of August 4th, the result confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2.

8.Patient LVL, male, born in 2005. Occupation: Worker. Address: Thach Ngan Commune, Con Cuong District. On August 1st, the patient returned to Con Cuong from Ho Chi Minh City and was quarantined at the Thach Ngan Health Station. The first sample was taken and tested negative. On August 3rd, the patient developed a fever and was transferred to the Southwest Regional General Hospital, where a second sample was taken. On the morning of August 4th, the test result confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2.

9.Patient NHĐ, male, born in 1997. Address: Do Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District. On August 3rd, the patient returned from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Thuy Bridge, where a rapid test was conducted, yielding a positive result. Immediately afterward, the patient was transferred to the Ben Thuy Bridge isolation area and samples were sent to the CDC. On the morning of August 4th, the confirmatory test result was positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

10.Patient VTM, female, born in 1988. Address: Do Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District. On August 3rd, the patient returned from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Thuy Bridge, where a rapid test was conducted, yielding a positive result. Immediately afterward, the patient was transferred to the Ben Thuy Bridge isolation area and a sample was sent to the CDC. On the morning of August 4th, the test result confirmed positive for SARS-CoV-2. The patient is the wife of patient NHD, whose case was announced at the same time.

11.Patient MVK, male, born in 1992. Address: Nong Cong, Thanh Hoa. On August 3rd, the patient traveled from Ho Chi Minh City to Ben Thuy Bridge, where a rapid test was conducted, yielding a positive result. Immediately afterward, the patient was transferred to the Ben Thuy Bridge isolation area and samples were sent to the CDC. On the morning of August 4th, the confirmatory test result was positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Thus, to date, the province has recorded the following:285 patientsCovid-19 cases have been reported in 16 localities: Vinh City: 95, Quynh Luu: 79, Tuong Duong: 23, Dien Chau: 23, Yen Thanh: 13, Ky Son: 12, Hoang Mai: 11, Nam Dan: 8, Quy Hop: 5, Nghi Loc: 5, Do Luong: 3, Nghia Dan: 1, Tan Ky: 1, Thanh Chuong: 2, Hung Nguyen: 3, Con Cuong: 1… Related to the outbreak at Minh An General Hospital, from July 26th to the present, there have been 74 cases in 2 districts, including: Quynh Luu: 65 cases (in 10 communes); Hoang Mai Town: 9 cases (in 2 communes).