According to the ministry's report, 24 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 23 in Bac Giang and one in Lang Son.
The 23 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 morning, 3,051 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 1,543 in the virus epicentre of Bac Giang. The outbreak has so far spread to 30 cities and provinces nationwide.
One imported patient is a 35-year-old Indian woman who arrived in Hanoi on May 7. She was sent to a quarantine area upon arrival and is now being treated at a local hospital.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 6,111 including 4,621 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
