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81 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on June 18 early morning

Vietnam logged 81 locally-transmitted cases of COVID-19 in the past 12 hours to 6am on June 18, raising the national count to 12,231, according to the Health Ministry.
81 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on June 18 early morning ảnh 1Samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam logged 81 locally-transmittedcases of COVID-19 in the past 12 hours to 6am on June 18, raising the nationalcount to 12,231, according to the Health Ministry.  

Among the new infections, 60 werefound in Ho Chi Minh City and 21 in Bac Giang. Of them, 76 were detected inquarantine or blocked areas.

So far, the country documented 10,564 domestic infections and 1,667 importedones.

The number of cases since the fourth wave of the pandemic began on April 27 was8,994.

The ministry said as many as 4,653 patients have been given the all-clear so far,while the death toll remained at 61. 

Among active patients under treatment at hospitals, 407 have tested negativefor SARS-CoV-2 once,114 twice and 65 thrice.

Twenty-five provinces have gone through 14 days without detecting new cases.

Since April 29, over 5.1 million people across the countryhave received COVID-19 testing.

On June 17, additional 200,263 people in 50 provinces and cities werevaccinated against COVID-19. A total of nearly 2 million vaccine doses havebeen injected to date, with 89,833 people getting full two shots./.
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