Vietnam’s COVID-19 count rose to 11,794 after 159 new cases were found over the past 12 hours to 6am on June 17. (Photo: VNA) Of the latest cases, one was imported and 158 were locally transmitted, with 87in Bac Giang province, 45 in Ho Chi Minh City, 11 in Tien Giang province, sevenin Binh Duong province, six in Bac Ninh province, and one each in Lang Son andHa Tinh provinces.
Among the domestic infections, 156 were detected in quarantined or locked-downareas.
As of 6am on June 17, Vietnam’s domestic count stood at 10,138, and there were1,656 imported cases.
As many as 8,568 cases have been recorded since the new outbreak began in thecountry late April, of whom 1,861 have been given the all-clear.
Twenty four cities and provinces that were hit by the pandemic have gonethrough 14 days without new infections.
The number of recoveries reached 4,590, while fatalities were 61, said the ministry’sDepartment of Medical Examination and Treatment.
Among the patients still under treatment, 340 have tested negative for thecoronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 91 twice and 44 thrice.
A total of 182,462 people are under medical monitoring nationwide.
On June 16, 125,225 people received COVID-19 vaccine shots , raising the numberof vaccinated people to nearly 1.8 million, of whom 72,325 have got two jabs./.
VNA
