COVID-19: Vietnam confirms 15 cases on Mar. 12 afternoon

The two community cases were detected in Hai Duong province, the epicenter of the country’s latest coronavirus outbreak.

Notably, the two patients are employees of Poyun Electronics Co. Ltd in Chi Linh city where the first case was reported in late January 2021.

They tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus after having close contact with COVID-19 patients.

Hai Duong has controlled the fresh outbreak, with only one or two cases diagnosed during the past few days as opposed to dozens recorded a couple of weeks ago.

The virus has also been kept in check in 12 other cities and provinces across the country as no new cases have been reported over the past days.

The same day, the Ministry of Health announced 13 imported cases, including two foreign experts from the Philippines and Hong Kong.

Also on March 12, 38 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease.

Overall, Vietnam has confirmed more than 2,500 COVID-19 cases since the first was detected in January 2020. Of the total, as many as 2,086 patients have been discharged from hospital.

Among the active cases, 187 have tested negative for the virus at least once.

The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 and related illnesses remains at 35.