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70 of the evening's new cases were recorded in HCMC, 30 in Bac Giang, 21 in Binh Duong, six in Bac Ninh, four in Da Nang and two in Hung Yen. Of the new cases in HCMC, 49 cases are related to previous infections, 14 cases to an industrial park in Binh Tan District and seven associated with a Christian mission Covid-19 cluster. The new cases recorded in Bac Giang Province were found in quarantine camps and blockaded areas. All the cases are related to workers in the province's industrial parks. The neighboring province of Bac Ninh recorded one case who had come into contact with a previously confirmed patient and the rest are linked to its industrial parks. In Binh Duong, 18 cases are associated with a Covid-19 cluster in Thuan An Town, two to a market in HCMC's Hoc Mon District and one case detected through contact tracing. All cases detected in Da Nang had been quarantined prior to testing while the two cases in Hung Yen are being contact traced to find the infection … [Read more...] about Covid-19 tally rises by 133

The Department of Health of Nghe An Province, located in north-central Vietnam, said on Monday morning that it had detected four new COVID-19 cases in the community. The first case was N.Q.B., a 28-year-old man living in Trung Do Ward in Vinh City, who had come into direct contact with a coronavirus patient and had been quarantined at a hotel. The second was N.T.H., a 44-year-old woman in Kim Lien Commune of Nam Dan District. On June 14, H. had a friend take her on a motorbike to Vinh City General Hospital, where she took a rapid test for COVID-19, with the result returning negative. However, her second test came back positive for the virus on Sunday when she visited Nam Dan District’s medical center to check her fever and fatigue. The remaining patients were D.S.T., a 59-year-old man in Hung Binh Ward in Vinh, and his wife, 55-year-old N.T.L. L. bought medicine without a doctor’s prescription after developing a fever and tiredness on June 17. T. took L. to Cua Dong … [Read more...] about North-central Vietnamese province records four new COVID-19 cases

Taking sample for COVID-19 testing in Nghe An (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded additional 90 new COVID-19 cases in the past six hours to 12pm on June 21, including two imported cases in Tay Ninh province, according to the Health Ministry . Among the 88 domestically-transmitted infections, 63 were detected in Ho Chi Minh City, 16 in Bac Giang, three in Bac Ninh, four in Nghe An and two in Ha Tinh. Of the total new cases, 87 are found in quarantine sites or locked-down areas. The history of epidemiology of the three patients in Nghe An province is being investigated. To date, Vietnam has documented 11,647 domestically-transmitted infections and 1,701 imported ones. A total 5,229 patients have been given the all-clear so far. Among the patients still under treatment, 381 have tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 135 twice, and 137 thrice. The Treatment Subcommittee of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and … [Read more...] about Vietnam logs 90 new COVID-19 infections, one more death

Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 46 locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases and one imported case over the past 12 hours to 6am on June 21 morning, mostly in Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Ministry of Health . Thirty-three cases were reported in the southern metropolis, while five were found in Bac Giang, four in Bac Ninh, two in Tien Giang and one each in Nghe An and Tra Vinh. The latest infections brought the national count to 13,258, including 11,559 domestic cases. The country has registered 9,989 cases since the new wave of COVID-19 broke out on April 27, of whom 2,445 have been given the all-clear. Twenty cities and provinces that were hit by the pandemic have gone through 14 days without new cases. More than 5.5 million people have taken COVID-19 tests since April 29. According to the ministry's Department of Medical Examination and Treatment, as of June 21 morning, the number of recoveries was 5,229, while the death … [Read more...] about National COVID-19 tally rises by 47

The Ministry of Health confirmed 2,673 new COVID-19 cases and 1,231 recoveries from June 14-20. The latest infections, comprising of 61 imported cases and 2,612 locally-transmitted cases, brought the national caseload to 13,211. During the past week, Vietnam reported a record number of 1,231 recovered patients, raising the recoveries to 5,229 while the death toll rose by seven to 66. As of Sunday morning, nearly 2.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine had been administered in the country, with 115,315 people having been fully vaccinated. *On June 20, Vietnam received 500,000 doses of Vero-Cell vaccine produced by Sinopharm. The vaccine will be used to vaccinate Chinese citizens working in Vietnam, Vietnamese who intend to go to China to study and do business, and people living in areas bordering China. * Earlier, on June 16, nearly one million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Japanese Government arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in … [Read more...] about Weekly COVID-19 update: 2,673 new cases, 1,231 recoveries

An additional 135 more Covid-19 patients have been recorded, raising the daily counts to 272 and total number of patients in the country to 13,483, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday evening. According to the ministry's report, 133 of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases most of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities including 30 in Bac Giang, 70 in Ho Chi Minh City, 21 in Binh Duong, six in Bac Ninh, four in Danang, and two in Hung Yen. As of Monday evening, 10,210 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 5,457 in the virus epicentre of Bac Giang. The outbreak has so far spread to 42 cities and provinces nationwide. Two imported patients are all Vietnamese people who recently returned from abroad. They had been sent to quarantine areas in An Giang and Kien Giang provinces upon arrival and are now being treated at local … [Read more...] about Additional 135 more Covid-19 patients confirmed, Monday tally rises to 272