Vietnam recorded 174 new COVID-19 infections, including one imported case, in the past six hours to 6pm on May 28, according to the Ministry of Health.
A hospital in Tan Phu district, HCM City, under lockdown to prevent
COVID-19 spread. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam recorded 174 new COVID-19 infections, including one
imported case, in the past six hours to 6pm on May 28, according to the
Ministry of Health.
Of the
domestically-transmitted cases, 123 were reported in Bac Giang, 25
in Ho Chi Minh City, 20 in Bac Ninh, three in Hanoi and two in Lang Son.
As of 6pm on May 28,
Vietnam logged a total of 5,077 domestically-transmitted
cases and 1,493 imported cases.
Report from the ministry’s Medical Examination
Administration showed that the country has seen 2,896 recoveries and 47 deaths
domestically-transmitted cases, including 910 infections since the third
wave of outbreaks hit the country on January 27.
The MoH’s Medical
Service Administration reported that as many as 2,359 have been given the
all-clear from the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 so far.
The death toll from
the disease was still kept at 35, the administration said.
Among active patients
undergoing treatment at medical establishments across the country, 18 tested
negative for the virus once, 15 twice and 35 thrice.
A total of 27,478
people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from
pandemic-hit regions are being quarantined nationwide, including 498 in
hospitals, 18,870 at concentrated facilities and 8,110 at their residences.
Vietnam recorded no new COVID-19 cases in the past 12 hours to 6am on April 1, keeping the total number of infections in the country at 2,603, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).