According to the ministry's report, 60 of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases most of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities including 31 in Bac Giang, 18 in Bac Ninh, and 11 in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 31 cases in Bac Giang were recorded at some industrial parks of Van Trung, Dinh Tram, Song Khe-Noi Hoang, and Quang Chau which have reported a large outbreak over the last few weeks.
As of Sunday evening, 5,621 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 3,089 in the virus epicentre of Bac Giang. The outbreak has so far spread to 39 cities and provinces nationwide.
Five imported patients are all Vietnamese people who recently returned from abroad. They were sent to quarantine areas in Tay Ninh and Kien Giang provinces and are now being treated at local hospitals.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 8,747 including 7,191 locally-transmitted cases.
So far there have been 53 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, over 141,000 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.
On June 5, an additional 24,466 people were given Covid-19 vaccine in Vietnam, raising the total number of vaccine doses used in the country to 1,243,304. The number of people who have received two doses has risen to 33,632.
