Two new COVID-19 cases logged in 12 hours

IChecking temperature for COVID-19 vaccination (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam posted two new COVID-19 cases, one imported and one in the northern province of , in the past 12 hours to 6:00 pm on March 9, according to the Health Ministry’s
bulletin.

As a result, the number
of increased to 1,587, including 894 cases recorded since the latest wave of outbreaks began on January 27.

As many as 45,091 people who came in close contact with
patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas were under quarantine
nationwide, including 498 in hospitals, 15,045 in other quarantine sites, and 29,548
at home.

Among the patients under treatment, 48 tested negative for
SARS-CoV-2 once, 42 twice, and 118 thrice.

The number of recoveries were 2,004, while the death toll
stood at 35./.