Recovered patient’s relatives hand over flowers to doctors of the Ninh Bình Provincial General Hospital on Monday afternoon. — Photo courtesy of the hospital

HÀ NỘI — Seven more patients with COVID-19 recovered and were discharged from the Ninh Bình Provincial General Hospital on Monday afternoon.

The new recovered cases have brought the number of patients being given the all-clear on Monday to 12 and the country’s total recovered patients to 214, making up nearly 80 per cent of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Việt Nam.

They are all Vietnamese nationals, specifically as follows:

Patient 164, male, 23, was admitted to the hospital on March 26. During treatment, he had four tests and all tests were negative for SARS-CoV-2 on April 9, 11, 13 and 19.

Patient 165, male, 58, was admitted to the hospital on March 26. The patient also has had four tests with negative results for SARS-CoV-2 on April 9, 11, 13 and 19.

Patient 180, female, 27, was admitted to the hospital on March 26. All of the patient’s tests were negative for SARS-CoV-2 from April 13 to 19.

Patient 181, male, 33, was admitted to the hospital on March 26. During treatment, he was tested four times and all tests were negative for SARS-CoV-2 on April 9, 11, 13 and 19.

Patient 182, female, 19, was admitted to the hospital on March 26. All tests were negative for SARS-CoV-2 from April 9 to 17.

Patient 230, female, 28, was admitted to the hospital on April 3. All of the patient’s test results were negative for SARS-CoV-2 from April 9 to17.

Patient 240, female, 29, was admitted to the hospital on April 1. She had four tests and all tests came back negative for SARS-CoV-2 on April 11, 13, 15 and 17. At present, the patient has no fever, no cough, no breathing difficulties and is in a stable condition.

All of the seven patients will continue to be isolated and monitored for the next 14 days, according to the Sub-Committee for Treatment - National Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

As of Monday evening, Việt Nam reported no new COVID-19 cases over the past four and a half days. The country’s total COVID-19 patients still stands at 268 and no fatalities have been reported. — VNS