A medical worker is collecting samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –
recorded 30 new , including two and 28 in
quarantine facilities, in the last six hours to 12:00pm on May 17, according to
the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Among the locally-infected cases, 14 were
detected in Bac Giang, seven in Dien Bien, five in Ha Nam, and two in Lang Son.
The new cases lifted the national tally to 4,242. A total of 1,078 cases have
been counted since the fourth
wave hit the
country on April 27.
The MoH’s Medical Examination Administration reported that among the active
patients undergoing treatment, 46 tested negative to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
once, 26 twice, and 28 thrice.
As many as 2,668 patients have been given the all-clear from the virus, while
the death toll now stands at 37./.
Source: VietnamPlus
