Of the total number,1,087 are domestically-transmitted cases, including 394 infections since the latest outbreaks hit the northern region on January 27, said the NationalSteering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.
As many as 1,465COVID-19 patients have given the all-clear to date while the number of deathsrelated to the disease remained at 35.
The Subcommitteefor Treatment reported that among patients undergoing treatment at medicalestablishments nationwide, 10 tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2once, three twice and two thrice.
Up to 80,113people who had close contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients or enteredVietnam from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined across the country,including 489 in hospitals, 24,362 in state-designated establishments and theremainders at their residences./.