The domestic infections were detected in the capital city ofHanoi (24), the northern provinces of Hai Duong (1), Dien Bien (1), Ha Nam (1),Hung Yen (4), Nam Dinh (1), Phu Tho (1), Vinh Phuc (1) and central province of NgheAn (1) and central Da Nang city (5).
The new patients brought the total number of infections inVietnam to 3,137, including 1,731 domestic cases. Of them, 161 cases have beendiscovered since the latest outbreak hit the country on April 27.
According to the MoH’s Medical Service Administration, as many as42,293 people who had close contact with confirmed patients or entered Vietnamfrom pandemic-hit regions are currently quarantined across the country,including 685 in hospitals, 22,810 in state-designated establishments and18,998 at their places of residence.
Among active patients undergoing treatment, 24 tested negativeto coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 12 twice and 38 thrice./.