According to the ministry's report,790 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 600 in Ho Chi Minh City, 75 in Tien Giang, 50 in Dong Thap, 26 in Vinh Long, seven in Soc Trang, seven in Hung Yen, seven in Phu Yen, four in Bac Giang, two in Tra Vinh, two in Ca Mau, two in Bac Ninh, and one each in Ninh Thuan, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, Binh Dinh, Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Binh, and Ha Nam.
Ho Chi Minh City continued to report the highest number of new infections in the country. On Friday the city also recorded 1,229 new patients, the majority of which are individuals who came into contact with confirmed Covid-19 patients or who were detected in either isolation and locked down areas. The city has imposed social distancing measures in 15 days starting from July 9 in an effort to prevent the virus spread.
As of Saturday noon, 23,916 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 11,415 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City. The outbreak has so far spread to 57 cities and provinces nationwide.
Two imported patients are both Vietnamese citizens who recently returned from Indonesia. They were sent to a quarantine area upon arrival in Tra Vinh Province and are now being treated at a local hospital.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 27,400 including 25,486 locally-transmitted cases.
As of 6 pm on July 9, a total of 8,984 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital.
So far there have been 110 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, over 259,000 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.
By the end of July 9, Vietnam has conducted over 4.01 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine. More than 258,000 people have received two doses of the vaccine.
