77 more locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections confirmed on Sunday evening

87 more people have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam, including 77 locally-transmitted cases, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 3,332, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday evening.

87 more people have tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in Vietnam, including 77 locally-transmitted cases, raising the total number of Covid-19 patients in the country to 3,332, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday evening.

Health workers take samples for Covid-19 testing at the K Hospital in Hanoi

According to the ministry's report, 26 out of the 77 locally-transmitted cases were detected in the northern province of Bac Giang. They had all come into close contact with a previously announced Covid-19 patient in the area.

51 other patients who have also been infected in the community include 17 in Danang City, 15 in Bac Ninh Province, 11 in Hanoi, two in Hung Yen Province, two in Hue City, two in Hoa Binh Province, and one each in Quang Nam and Quang Tri provinces.

As of May 9, 333 new locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27. The outbreak has so far spread to 22 cities and provinces nation-wide.

10 imported patients are all Vietnamese people aged between 26-63 who recently returned from Malaysia, Laos, and the UAE. They were sent to quarantine areas for Covid-19 prevention upon arrival and are now being treated at local hospitals.

With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 3,332, including 1,903 locally-transmitted cases.

As of 6 pm on May 9, a total of 2,602 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital. There have been 35 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.

At present, over 51, 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.