Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)The new patients comprise one in Hanoi’s Kim Chungfacility of the National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, 13 in Bac Ninh, sevenin Vinh Phuc, five in Bac Giang, one in Lang Son and one in Hai Duong.
So far, the country counted 1,433 imported cases and2,056 domestic infections – 486 of which have been found since the fourthcoronavirus wave hit the country on April 27. A total of 211,016 samples have alsobeen collected for COVID-19 testing since then, the ministry said.
As many as 67,877 people who had come into close contactwith COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantineor self-quarantine nationwide at present.
The accumulative number of recovered cases remained at2,618. Among active patients, 25 have tested negative for the coronavirus once,17 twice and 25 thrice.
The ministry further added that more 25,057 peoplevaccinated against the virus on May 10, raising the number of vaccine dosesadministered in Vietnam to 892,454. Most of vaccinated people are healthworkers and frontliners./.
VNA
