Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA)
– Fifty-two new cases of , including two imported ones, were posted
over the last six hours to noon on May 22, according to the Ministry of
Health.
The 50 new domestic infections comprise 34 in Bac
Giang, 10 in Hanoi, four in Hung Yen and two in Hai Duong. The two imported
cases, both Indian nationals were immediately quarantined upon arrival at
the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.
The latest infections raised the to
5,013, with 1,962 cases detected since the fourth coronavirus wave began on
April 27.
The number of recoveries
stood at 2,689, while the death toll reached 41, all suffering from underlying
health conditions.
Among patients under treatment at medical facilities, 63 tested negative
once, 34 twice, and 23 thrice.
Up
to 179,006 people who had close contact with patients or entered from
pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine, including 4,490 in hospitals, 36,815
in concentrated quarantine facilities and 137,801 at homes./.
Source: VietnamPlus
