Additional 139 domestic COVID-19 cases reported

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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 145 new COVID-19 cases, including 139 domestically-transmitted and six imported, in the past six hours to 6pm on June 28, the Ministry of Health has announced.

Of the domestic cases, 62 were detected in Ho Chi Minh City, 20 in Quang Ngai, 12 in Bac Giang, 11 in Dong Nai, eight in Binh Duong, eight in Bac Ninh, seven in Ha Tinh, six in Binh Thuan, two in Hung Yen, one each in Hai Phong, Dong Thap and Dak Lak.

By June 28 afternoon, Vietnam had confirmed 14,263 domestic and 1,778 imported cases. The number of local infections since the fourth wave of COVID-19 outbreaks hit the country on April 27 amounted to 12,693, of whom 3,745 have recovered.

Among active patients undergoing treatment, 319 have tested negative to coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 143 twice and 158 thrice.

The number of recovered patients was 6,519 while the death toll reached 76.

In the context of complicated developments, the ministry called on citizens to follow the 5K message, including khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health declaration), to help contain the outbreaks./.

VNA