According to the Ministry of Health, six are from abroad and 242 others were locally infected.
Among the additional cases, HCM City still topped the country in the number of new Covid-19 patients with 209, followed by Hanoi (10), Phu Yen (7), Long An (6), Thanh Hoa (4), Bac Giang (3), Lang Son (1), Bac Ninh (1) and Ha Nam (1). Of the figure, 182 were detected in quarantined or locked down areas, while the others are still under epidemic investigations.
Hanoi has witnessed a resurgence of Covid-19 locally-transmitted cases after the pandemic was brought under control for many days.
As of 12 pm on Tuesday, Vietnam recorded 19,683 local Covid-19 infections and 1,877 others from abroad. There have been 18,113 cases recorded since April 27, when the fourth Covid-19 wave outbreak began in the country.
Yen Bai, Quang Tri, Tuyen Quang, Son La, Ninh Binh, Thai Nguyen, Dien Bien, Vinh Phuc, Hai Duong, Phu Tho, Nam Dinh and Quang Nam have gone through 14 days without detecting any new cases.
The nation’s Covid-19 death toll has reached 94.
