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According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (158), Phu Tho (62), Nghe An (54), Bac Ninh (40), and Son La (40).
As of Tuesday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.74 million.
On June 28, an additional 6,653 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.66 million.
On Tuesday evening, three Covid-related deaths were announced in Ben Tre (2) and Quang Ninh (1), bringing the total death toll to 43,087.
By June 27, the country had injected more than 229 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over 6.80 million given to children aged 5 to 11.