Vietnam records two more COVID-19 cases on February 12 afternoon

Collecting samples for SARS-CoV-2 testing (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – In the past 12
hours to 6pm on February 12, Vietnam recorded two more cases of ,
according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and
Control.

The new cases, in Bac Ninh province and Hanoi
city, were detected while undergoing , the committee said. This
brings the to 2,142, with 1,248 cases of , and
the new cases found since January 27 to 555.

The total number of recoveries is 1,531, and the death toll stays at 35.

Among those still under treatment, 39 have tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once,
12 twice and nine thrice.

There are 129,098 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or came
from pandemic-hit areas now under quarantine./.