According to the ministry's report, 188 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 95 in Ho Chi Minh City, 36 in Binh Duong, 15 in Bac Giang, 15 in Quang Ngai, eight in Phu Yen, seven in Hung Yen, six in Bac Ninh, four in Nghe An, and two in Danang.
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City admitted that the virus fight in the city is facing great challenges as more chains of transmission of unknown origin have been uncovered, and many cases are asymptomatic. The city is carrying out the biggest vaccination campaign with about 800,000 people getting Covid-19 vaccine over the past week.
As of Sunday evening, 12,304 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 5,630 in Bac Giang Province and 3,218 in Ho Chi Minh City. The outbreak has so far spread to 48 cities and provinces nationwide.
Nine imported patients are all Vietnamese patients who recently returned from Russia and Cambodia. They had all been sent to quarantine areas in Khanh Hoa, Tay Ninh, and Kien Giang provinces 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 15,643 including 13,874 locally-transmitted cases.
As of 6 pm on June 27, a total of 6,319 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital.
So far there have been 76 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, over 175,000 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 26, an additional 211,729 people were given Covid-19 vaccine in Vietnam, raising the total number of vaccine doses used in the country to over three million. The number of people who have received two doses has risen to 155,488.
