HANOI– Vietnam reported 890 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 yesterday, including 876 locally transmitted and 14 imported, bringing the total tally to 19,933.
The Ministry of Health said that, among the community cases, 599 were reported in the southern Ho Chi Minh City, 87 in the nearby southern Binh Duong province, and 72 in the southern Long An province.
Most of them are contacts of previously confirmed cases or linked to the clusters of infections in the localities.
Nationwide, 7,819 COVID-19 patients have been recorded to have recovered from the pandemic, up 176 from Saturday, the ministry said.
The ministry also said yesterday that, two more COVID-19 patients with severe underlying conditions had died, raising the total number of coronavirus-related deaths in the Southeast Asian country to 86.
As of yesterday, Vietnam has registered a total of 18,075 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 16,505 detected since the start of the latest outbreak, in late Apr, according to the health ministry.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK