Workers have samples taken for COVID-19 testing before returning to work (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported 16 new COVID-19cases over the past 12 hours to 6pm on February 28, raising the national tally to2,448, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl.
Among the new infections, 12 locally infectedcases were recorded in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country's largest COVID-19 hotspot, and four importedcases were found in the southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Dong Thap.
Of the total count, 1,542 were locally infected, including 849 cases sinceJanuary 27.
A total 1,876 COVID-19 patients have recovered sofar, and the death toll remains at 35.
Among those still under treatment, 62 have testednegative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 53 twice and 95 thrice.
Ten provinces and cities have gone through 14 consecutive days without newlocally-infected cases of COVID-19.
As many as 63,054 people who had close contactwith confirmed patients or returned from pandemic-hit regions are beingquarantine across the country./.
Among the new infections, 12 locally infectedcases were recorded in the northern province of Hai Duong, the country's largest COVID-19 hotspot, and four importedcases were found in the southern provinces of Tay Ninh and Dong Thap.
Of the total count, 1,542 were locally infected, including 849 cases sinceJanuary 27.
A total 1,876 COVID-19 patients have recovered sofar, and the death toll remains at 35.
Among those still under treatment, 62 have testednegative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 53 twice and 95 thrice.
Ten provinces and cities have gone through 14 consecutive days without newlocally-infected cases of COVID-19.
As many as 63,054 people who had close contactwith confirmed patients or returned from pandemic-hit regions are beingquarantine across the country./.
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