Of the cases, 29 were detected in northern Bac Giang province, which is the country’s current largest pandemic hotspot, 26 in Ho Chi Minh City, 11 in Ha Tinh, eight in Bac Ninh, and one in Nghe An.
The new infections brought the total number of COVID-19 cases in Vietnam to 10,810, including 9,168 domestic and 1,642 imported. The number of domestic infections since the fourth COVID-19 wave hit the country on April 27 reached 7,598.
As many as 21 provinces and cities have gone through 14 consecutive days without new infections, including Yen Bai, Quang Ngai, Dong Nai, Quang Ninh, Quang Nam, Quang Trị, Thua Thien-Hue, Nam Dinh, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Son La, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Hai Phong, Tay Ninh, Gia Lai, Bac Lieu, Dien Bien, Dak Lak.
A total of 4,236 patients have been successfully treated, while the number of deaths related to the disease was 61.
Among active patients undergoing treatment, 431 have tested negative to coronavirus once, 72 twice and 73 thrice.
