HANOI, May 23 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 125 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from 6.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. local time yesterday, including 123 locally transmitted and two imported, raising the total tally to 5,086, according to the Ministry of Health.
Among the community cases, 73 were detected in the northern pandemic hotspot, Bac Giang province, 25 in the nearby Hai Duong province, and four in the northern Hung Yen province. Most of the local cases were contacts of previously confirmed patients or linked to the clusters of infections in the localities.
The imported cases were two foreigners, who recently entered the country from abroad, and were quarantined upon arrival.
A total of 2,721 patients have so far recovered, an increase of 32 from Friday, and over 179,000 people are being quarantined and monitored.
As of yesterday, Vietnam recorded a total of 3,605 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 2,035 detected since the start of the latest outbreak in late Apr, according to the health ministry.– NNN-VNA
