An additional 53 more Covid-19 infections have been confirmed in Vietnam as of Thursday noon, raising the total number of patients in the country to 6,164, the Ministry of Health reported.
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According to the ministry's report, all of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases most of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some northern localities including 30 in Bac Ninh, 21 in Bac Giang, and one each in Dien Bien and Hai Duong.
The 21 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 days. Local authorities have temporarily closed the four industrial parks for Covid-19 prevention and control.
As of Thursday noon, 3,104 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 1,564 in the virus epicentre of Bac Giang. The outbreak has so far spread to 30 cities and provinces nationwide.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 6,164 including 4,674 locally-transmitted cases.
As of 6 pm on May 26, a total of 2,853 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital.
So far there have been 45 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, over 163,000 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.
Also on May 26, an additional 795 people were given Covid-19 vaccine in Vietnam, raising the total number of vaccine doses used in the country to 1,034,867. The number of people who have received two doses has risen to 28,522
