Six more COVID-19 patients recover, total hits 222

Six more COVID-19 patients have recovered at the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases on April 22, bringing the country’s total cases being given the all-clear to 222.

All of the recovered patients are Vietnamese nationals, including Patient 184, Patient 215, Patient 216, Patient 227, Patient 246 and Patient 266.

Patient 184, 42, female, was admitted to the hospital on March 28. She had two tests and both came back negative for SARS-CoV-2. The patient currently has no cough, no breathing difficulties and is in a stable condition.

Patient 215, 31 years old, male, was admitted to the hospital on April 1. He had two tests and all test results were negative for SARS-CoV-2.

Patient 216, 48, female, was admitted to the hospital on March 31. All of her two tests were negative for SARS-CoV-2.

Patient 227, 31, male, was admitted to the hospital on April 1. He was tested twice and all tests came back negative for SARS-CoV-2.

Patient 246, 33, male, was admitted to the hospital on April 6. He had two tests and both tests were negative for SARS-CoV-2.

Patient 266, 36, female, was admitted to the hospital on April 14. She also had two tests and both came back negative for SARS-CoV-2. Currently, the patient has no cough, no chest pain, no shortness of breath, no fever and is in a stable condition.

The six patients will continue to be quarantined and monitored for the next 14 days, according to the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases.

As of April 22, Vietnam recorded a total of 268 COVID-19 cases, of which 160 people returned from abroad (59.7 percent) and 108 people were infected in the community (40.3 percent).

To date, there remained 46 patients being quarantined and treated at health facilities across the country.

VNA

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