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According to the ministry's report, all the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases who were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown, including 13 in Hanoi, three in Ha Nam, two in Dien Bien, and one in Son La provinces.
As of Tuesday morning, 1,339 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27. The outbreak has so far spread to 28 cities and provinces nationwide.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 4,378, including 2,909 locally-transmitted cases.
As of 6 pm on May 17, a total of 2,668 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital.
So far there have been 37 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, over 108, 000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.
