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Vietnam reports 111 new COVID-19 cases

A total of 111 new COVID-19 cases were added to the national tally over the past 12 hours to 6am on June 1, according to the Ministry of Health.
Vietnam reports 111 new COVID-19 cases ảnh 1Measuring body temperature (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A total of 111 new COVID-19 cases were added to thenational tally over the past 12 hours to 6am on June 1, according to theMinistry of Health.

Among these infections, Ho Chi Minh City documented 51cases, all related to the Revival Ekklesia Mission - a Christian church in GoVap district, while 45 were recorded in Bac Giang province and 15 in Bac Ninh.

To date, Vietnam has logged 5,926 domestically-transmittedinfections and 1,599 imported ones.

Thirteen more patients were given the all-clear, raising thetotal number of recoveries to 3,043. The death toll nowstands at 47.

Among active patients undergoing treatment, 161 testednegative for the virus once, 91 twice and 79 thrice.

There are currently 145,014 people who had close contactwith confirmed patients and entered the countries under quarantine athospitals, concentrated quarantine facilities or at residences./.
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