The national totaladded to 2,758, including 1,570 domestically-transmitted cases.
The number ofrecovered patients now stands at 2,445 and the death toll remains at 35.
Among patients stillunder treatment, 16 have tested negative for the novel coronavirus once, 18twice and 18 thrice.
A total 38,743 peoplewho had close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areasare being quarantined across the country, with 517 at hospitals, 22,945 atconcentrated facilities and 15,281 at home or accommodations./.
VNA