According to the ministry's report, 82 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 61 in Ho Chi Minh City, six in Danang, five in Nghe An, four in Bac Ninh, three in Long An, two in Kien Giang, and one in Bac Giang.
As of Wednesday evening, 10,656 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 5,499 in the virus epicentre of Bac Giang. The outbreak has so far spread to 44 cities and provinces nationwide.
Three imported patients are all Vietnamese people who recently returned from abroad. They had been sent to quarantine areas in 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 13,947 including 12,227 locally-transmitted cases.
As of 6 pm on June 23, a total of 5,684 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital.
So far there have been 70 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, nearly 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 22, nearly 107,772 more people were given Covid-19 vaccine in Vietnam, raising the total number of vaccine doses used in the country to over 2.5 million. The number of people who have received two doses has risen to 133,843.
