
Hanoi (VNA) – Eighty more cases were added to
Vietnam’s domestically-transmitted COVID-19 count on May 26 morning, pushing the national tally
to 5,931.
The said among the new patients, 55
were recorded in Bac Giang province, 23 in Bac Ninh province, and one each in
Thanh Hoa and Hai Duong provinces.
Most of the cases in the northern province of Bac Giang
are linked to pandemic clusters at industrial parks and locked-down areas.
As of 6 am on May 26, Vietnam detected 4,442 local
infections, of which 2,872 were recorded since the fourth wave of outbreaks
began in the country late last month.
As many as 2,794 patients have been given the
all-clear so far. The number of fatalities stands at 44.
Among the patients still undergoing treatment, 70 have
tested negative for the novel coronavirus once, 41 twice and 69
thrice.
About 164,170 people are under
nationwide, including 5,296 in hospitals, 35,070 in other State-designated
facilities, and 123,807 at their homes or places of residence.
On May 25, another 2,602 people in six cities and
provinces were given vaccine shots, raising the total number of vaccinated
people to 1,034,072./.
Source: VietnamPlus