HANOI, May 26 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam reported 80 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 from 6:00 p.m. yesterday to 6:00 a.m. today, raising the total tally to 5,931, according to its Ministry of Health.
The new cases, which were all community infections, included 55 reported in the northern pandemic hotspot, Bac Giang province, 23 in the northern Bac Ninh province, and one each in the northern Hai Duong province and the central Thanh Hoa province.
All of them were contacts of previously confirmed patients, or linked to the clusters of infections in the localities.
Nationwide, a total of 2,794 patients have so far recovered from the virus, and around 164,200 people are being quarantined and monitored.
As of this morning, the country recorded a total of 4,442 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 2,872 detected since the start of the latest outbreak in late Apr, according to the health ministry.– NNN-VNA
