Hanoi (VNA) – Six new cases of COVID-19 were reportedin the past 12 hours to 6pm March 4, all in the northern province of Hai Duong,according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention andControl.
Three of the new cases were detected in a lockdown area in KimDinh commune, Kim Thanh district, while the other three were in concentratedquarantine facilities as they were F1 of previous cases.
The national tally increased to 2,488.
The same day, 22 COVID-19 patients were given the all clear,bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,920. The death toll remains at 35.
Among patients still under treatment, 65 have tested negativefor SARS-CoV-2 once, 57 twice and 137 thrice.
Morethan 51,570 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived frompandemic-affected areas are being quarantined across the country./.