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HANOI, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam recorded 16 new cases of COVID-19 infection on Sunday, including four imported and 12 locally transmitted, according to its Ministry of Health.
The new infections brought the total confirmed cases in the country to 2,448 as of 6 p.m. local time Sunday, said the ministry.
All the community cases were detected in the northern Hai Duong province, the country's largest COVID-19 hotspot at the moment.
As many as 1,876 patients have been given the all-clear, the ministry said, adding that nearly 63,100 people are being quarantined and monitored.
The latest wave of COVID-19 infections hit Vietnam on Jan. 28, with 849 community cases so far confirmed in 13 cities and provinces. Enditem
