91 new COVID-19 cases confirmed on January 28

Medical staff take samples of local residents in Hung Dao commune in for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 91 new
cases in the past 24 hours to 6pm on January 28, including 84
domestically-transmitted cases and seven imported cases, according to the National
Steering Committee on COVID-19 Prevention and Control.

The locally-transmitted cases were detected in the northern
provinces of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, with the first two cases being Patient
No. 1,552, a 34-year-old woman in Hung Dao commune, Hai Duong’s Chi Linh city,
and Patient No. 1,553, a 31-year-old man in Hong Ha ward, Quang Ninh’s Ha Long
city.

Meanwhile, the seven imported cases were a Costa Rican
expert entering Vietnam from the US on January 24, and six Vietnamese returning
home from the US on January 13.

So far, Vietnam has seen 777 domestically-transmitted cases.

Also on January 28, five patients were given the all-clear, bringing the total
number of recoveries to 1,430. Death toll has maintained at 35.

Among patients undergoing treatment at medical establishments across the
country, 10 have been tested negative for the coronavirus once, 14 others twice
and 12 thrice.

At present, 21,636 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or
entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit areas are under quarantine./.