12-hour infection tally hits 47, mostly in HCM City
VOV.VN - The local infection tally in Vietnam's latest COVID-19 wave has increased to 10,257 after the Health Ministry confirmed 47 more new community transmissions on June 21 morning.
Four localities documented 47 domestic cases, including Ho Chi Minh City (36), Bac Giang (9), and one each in Nghe An and Gia Lai.
30 out of 36 patients in HCM City had come into contact with confirmed COVID-19 patients who were put into quarantine, and the remaining cases are associated with the Revival Ekklesia Mission and under epidemiological investigation.
The nine cases in the northern provinces of Bac Giang are related to outbreaks in its industrial parks, while the cases in Nghe An and Gia Lai are identified as F1 contacts with infected COVID-19 patients.
With the latest discovery, the country has so far posted 11,827 local infections and 1,703 imported ones, while total recoveries stand at 5,453. A total of 69 fatalities related to COVID-19 were confirmed so far.
One day earlier on June 21, the country registered a total of 272 fresh cases of COVID-19, including 267 local transmissions, and 5 imported ones, with Ho Chi Minh City suffering the highest number of infections at 166, followed by Bac Giang at 51.
Elsewhere, Hanoi has started to reopen some services such as haircut and indoor dining on June 22, with social distancing measures being properly enforced.
Accordingly establishments have to shut down prior to 9 p.m. every day, while Bars, pubs and draft beer venues are only allowed to sell takeaways.
COVID-19 restrictions have been lessened as the latest coronavirus wave in the capital has been put under basic control.
18 out of 42 pandemic-hit localities have passed 14 days without any new COVID-19 case in the community.
