Vietnam reports 206 new COVID-19 cases, 8,747 in total

Source: Xinhua| 2021-06-06 20:50:44|Editor: huaxia

HANOI, June 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 206 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, including 201 locally transmitted and five imported, bringing the total tally to 8,747, according to the Ministry of Health.

Among the community cases, 121 were detected in the northern epidemic hotspot Bac Giang province, 40 in the nearby Bac Ninh province, 31 in the southern Ho Chi Minh City, and five in the central Ha Tinh province.

Most of them are contacts of previously confirmed cases or linked to the clusters of infections in the localities.

Nationwide, as many as 3,368 COVID-19 patients have so far recovered from the coronavirus epidemic, up by 58 from Saturday, and over 183,900 people are being quarantined and monitored, the ministry said.

As of Sunday, Vietnam has recorded a total of 7,191 domestically transmitted cases of COVID-19, including 5,621 detected since the start of the latest outbreak in late April in the Southeast Asian country, according to the health ministry. Enditem

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