HANOI, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded five new cases of COVID-19 infection on Saturday, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 1,981 with 35 deaths, according to its Ministry of Health.
The new infections included one imported case, who recently entered the country from abroad and was quarantined upon arrival.
The four locally transmitted cases included one each in the northern provinces of Bac Ninh and Quang Ninh, the southern Binh Duong province and southern Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City, said the ministry.
As many as 1,468 patients have been given the all-clear, the ministry said, adding that over 83,100 people are being quarantined and monitored.
The ministry has sent experts and advanced equipment to support the northern Dien Bien province, a mountainous locality with weak testing capacity, for its fight against the pandemic.
The latest wave of COVID-19 infections hit the country on Jan. 28, with 398 community cases so far confirmed in 12 cities and provinces, according to the ministry. Enditem
