Vietnam has detected no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases during the past 59 consecutive days, according to the Ministry of Health on October 31. 

Testing is one of the effective ways to early detect suspect cases in
the community when the disease breaks out. (illustrative image).

A total of 1,177 patients have been confirmed in Vietnam since the COVID-19 outbreak was reported in the country in January.

Of the figure, 691 cases are locally acquired and the remaining 486 cases are imported ones, returning from epidemic hit countries worldwide.

Notably, as many as 551 locally transmitted cases have been recorded after the SARS-CoV-2 virus resurged in Vietnam in late July.

About 1,063 out of 1,177 patients have recovered and have been discharged from hospital.

Of the remaining 79 patients under treatment, 17 cases have tested negative for the virus at least once.

The death toll caused by COVID-19 and related illnesses remains at 35, with 31 cases alone recorded in Da Nang – the country’s largest coronavirus hotspot.

Currently, more than 14,700 people are quarantined at hospitals, concentrated quarantine facilities and places of residence.