Additional 57 local COVID-19 cases recorded in Vietnam

A medic collecting samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam detected 60 new cases of over the past
six hours to 6pm on June 9, including 57
and three imported cases that were quarantined right upon their arrival.

Among the domestic cases, 20 were recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, 19 in Bac Giang
province, 12 in Bac Ninh province, four in Hanoi, one in Lang Son province and
one at the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital (Hospital K) in Tan Trieu commune,
Hanoi’s outlying district of Thanh Tri.

The latest cases brought the daily count on June 9 to 407, including 26
imported and 381 , according to the Ministry of Health.

Of the local infections, 370 were found in quarantine facilities or locked-down
areas.

As of 6pm on the day, the domestic tally stood at 7,954, of which 6,384 were
recorded since the new wave started on April 27.

Sixteen provinces that were hit by the pandemic have gone through 14 days
without new infections.

Meanwhile, 87 patients were given the all-clear on the day, raising the number
of recoveries to 3,636. Fatalities related to COVID-19 reach 55.

Among the active patients, 224 have tested negative for the coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 once, 75 twice and 72 thrice./.