63 more COVID-19 cases added to national tally hinh anh 1Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam posted another 63 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases in the past six hours to 6pm on June 11, pushing the national count to 9,980, according to the Ministry of Health.

Of the domestic cases, 27 were found in Bac Giang, 20 in Ho Chi Minh City, 15 in Bac Ninh, and one in Hanoi. Fifty-six of them were detected in quarantine or blocked sites.

As of 6 pm on June 11, the number of domestic and imported infections stood at 8,350 and 1,630, respectively. Of the total, 6,780 were recorded since the fourth wave of COVID-19 hit the country on April 27.

So far, a total of 3,804 patients have been given the all-clear from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, while the death toll stood at 57. The two latest deaths confirmed on June 11 were females, aged 65 and 59, with serious underlying health conditions, including cancers.

Among the active patients, 368 have tested negative for the virus once, 105 twice and 61 thrice.

Seventeen provinces have gone through 14 consecutive days without new cases. They are Yen Bai, Quang Ngai, Dong Nai, Nghe An, Quang Ninh, Quang Nam, Quang Tri, Thua Thien-Hue, Dak Lak, Nam Dinh, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Phu Tho, Son La, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa and Hung Yen./.

VNA