Vietnam confirms 127 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed the detection of 127 additional positive COVID-19 cases, including one imported infection at midday on June 24, with 75 infections being picked up in Ho Chi Minh City.
The majority of new cases in Bac Giang are linked to outbreaks which have hit industrial parks, along with other areas currently place into quarantine or in lockdown.
In terms of the latest infections in Ho Chi Minh City, 21 are F1 cases that have already been put into isolation, with 47 cases related to Son Ky market in Tan Phu district, whilst one case is related to the Revival Ekklesia Mission. In addition, six other cases are under epidemiological investigation.
The cases in the northern provinces of Bac Giang are linked to outbreaks in industrial parks, while the two cases in Hung Yen and Thai Binh have been identified as F1 contacts of infected COVID-19 patients.
A total of 19 out of 27 new cases in Binh Duong have been identified as F1 contacts who came into close contact with infected patients, whilst the rest are related to previously outbreaks.
Following the latest cases, the nation has confirmed a total of 12,390 local infections, along with 1,726 imported ones.
As many as 10,820 locally-transmitted cases have been detected as part of the latest COVID-19 wave, while the total recoveries stands at 5,684.
The same day the Treatment Subcommittee under the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, confirmed an additional two fatalities due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The deceased patients had undergone severe underlying health conditions and complications caused by COVID-19.
The newly-confirmed fatalities have brought the death toll to 72 since the pandemic hit the nation early last year.
According to the Ministry of Health, the nation could be set to receive up to eight million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from different sources.
It is expected that by the third quarter of the year, basic vaccinations will be given to priority groups, meaning there will be enough vaccines to inject local workers.
Most notably, some social distancing measures have been removed in Bac Giang, the nation’s current COVID-19 hotspot, as a result of local efforts to bring the pandemic under control.
