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According to the ministry's report, both of the new patients are from the Covid-19 hotspot of Hai Duong Province. They are now being treated at the Hai Duong Provincial General Hospital.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 2,535, including 897 locally-transmitted cases reported since the new outbreak started in Hai Duong on January 28. Hai Duong Province alone has recorded 713 cases.
As of am on March 12, a total of 2,048 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, as many as 44,540 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.
