Vietnam has recorded 76 more Covid-19 infections in the past six hours, raising the total number of patients in the country to 9,103 the Ministry of Health reported at noon on Tuesday.
According to the ministry's report, 75 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 55 in Bac Giang, 10 in Ho Chi Minh City, four in Bac Ninh, five in Lang Son, and one in Hanoi.
The 55 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 Tuesday noon, 5,950 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 3,288 in the virus epicentre of Bac Giang. The outbreak has so far spread to 39 cities and provinces nationwide.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 9,103 including 7,520 locally-transmitted cases.
As of 6 pm on June 8, a total of 3,509 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital.
So far there have been 54 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, over 176,000 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 7, an additional 87,016 people were given Covid-19 vaccine in Vietnam, raising the total number of vaccine doses used in the country to 1,340,098. The number of people who have received two doses has risen to 38,166.
76 more Covid-19 infections recorded in Tuesday noon report
Vietnam has recorded 76 more Covid-19 infections in the past six hours, raising the total number of patients in the country to 9,103 the Ministry of Health reported at noon on Tuesday.
Source: dtinews.vn
