Hanoi reports another 17 COVID-19 cases on July 23

A COVID-19 response staff is about to disinfect a locked down alley on Hanoi’s Quan Su Street after a new case was found here. (Photo: VNA)

(VNA) – Hanoi reported 17 new infections
of at noon , raising the total cases in the capital city since
April 29 to 656, according to the municipal Department of Health.

They are linked to seven clusters, the department said,
adding that the city has reported 38 cases since last night.

Among the 656 cases detected so far during the latest
resurgence from April 29, 410 were found in the community while 246 were in quarantine
facilities and locked down areas.

As of July 23 morning, the national tally of COVID-19
reached 78,269, including 76,140 domestically infected and 2,129 imported
cases.

The number of cases documented since the fourth COVID-19
wave hit the country in late April amounted to 74,570./.