Health workers take samples for Covid-19 testing at an industrial zone in Bac Giang Province
According to the ministry's report, all 37 newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases who were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some northern provinces, including 22 in Bac Giang Province, 11 in Bac Ninh, three in Vinh Phuc and one in Tuyen Quang provinces.
The 22 cases in Bac Giang were recorded at some industrial zones of Van Trung, Dinh Tram and Quang Chau which have reported a large outbreak over the last few days.
As of Monday morning, 1,176 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27. The outbreak has so far spread to 26 cities and provinces nation-wide.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 4,212, including 2,746 locally-transmitted cases.
As of 6 pm on May 16, a total of 2,668 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital.
So far there have been 36 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.
Also on May 16, 2,206 more people were given Cvid-19 vaccine in Vietnam, raising the total number of vaccinated people to 979,238 including 22,561 people having received two doses.
