A medic is collecting samples for testing. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 45 new cases of
COVID-19 over the past six hours to 6 p.m on May 20, including five imported
cases who had been quarantined upon their arrival, the said.
Among the 40 domestically-transmitted cases, 24 were
found in Bac Giang province, 10 in the neighbouring province of Bac Ninh, three
in Ho Chi Minh City, and one each in Lang Son, Hai Duong and Vinh Phuc
provinces.
The latest cases have brought the national count of domestic
infections to 3,331. A total of 1,761 cases have been detected since the new wave
of the pandemic started in the country on April 27.
Two patients were given the all-clear on May 20,
raising the number of recoveries in the country to 2,689. Meanwhile, fatalities
related to the pandemic reached 39.
Among the patients under treatment, 63 have tested
negative for the coronavirus once, 34 twice, and 23 thrice.
As many as 121,010 people who had come into close
contact with COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit areas are
now under medical monitoring nationwide./.
Source: VietnamPlus
