An additional 30 Covid-19 infection cases were reported in Vietnam as of Monday noon, raising the total number of patients in the country to 4,242, the Ministry of Health has reported.
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Earlier, 37 new patients were announced in the ministry's morning report released at 6 am the same day.
According to the ministry's noon report, 28 out of the 30 newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases who were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some northern provinces, including 14 in Bac Giang, seven in Dien Bien, five in Ha Nam, and two in Lang Son provinces.
The 14 cases in Bac Giang were recorded at some industrial zones of Van Trung, Dinh Tram and Quang Chau which have reported a large outbreak over the last few days. On Monday morning, 22 new infections were also confirmed.
As of Monday noon, 1,204 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27. The outbreak has so far spread to 27 cities and provinces nationwide.
Two imported patients include a 61-year-old French man and a 37-year-old Vietnamese man who recently arrived from France and Malaysia to Hanoi and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. They were sent to local quarantine sites 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 4,242, including 2,774 locally-transmitted cases.
As of 6 pm on May 16, a total of 2,668 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital.
So far there have been 37 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.
At present, over 108, 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 16, 2,206 more people were given Covid-19 vaccine in Vietnam, raising the total number of vaccinated people to 979,238 including 22,561 people having received two doses.
