According to the ministry's report, 56 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 32 in Bac Giang, 20 in Bac Ninh, three in Lang Son, and one in Hai Duong.
The 32 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 weeks.
As of Thursday morning, 4,780 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 2,565 in the virus epicentre of Bac Giang. The outbreak has so far spread to 37 cities and provinces nationwide.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 7,870 including 6,350 locally-transmitted cases.
As of 6 pm on June 2, a total of 3,085 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital.
So far there have been 49 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, over 151,000 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 2, an additional 11,733 people were given Covid-19 vaccine in Vietnam, raising the total number of vaccine doses used in the country to 1,110,111. The number of people who have received two doses has risen to 31,177.
