Collecting samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) –
Vietnam logged 127 new COVID-19 cases, including 126 , from 6am to
noon on June 24, according to the .
As many as 119 cases
were found in and sealed off areas.
As of June 24 noon,
Vietnam had seen 1,726 imported and 12,390 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases.
The number of local infections since the fourth wave of outbreaks hit the
country on April 27 surmounted to 10,820, including 2,910 recoveries.
Sixteen localities
have not seen new infections in the community for two weeks.
Of those who are still
under treatment at medical facilities, 341 have tested negative for the
coronavirus once, 143 twice and 130 thrice.
Two new fatalities
raised the country’s death toll to 72 on June 24, according to the subcommittee
for treatment of the National Steering Committee on Prevention and
Control.
The deceased, both
male 82 and 88 years old, were of Bac Giang province with severe underlying
medical conditions.
In the context of complicated
developments, the ministry called on citizens to follow the 5K message,
including khau trang (facemask), khu khuan (disinfection), khoang cach
(distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khai bao y te (health
declaration), to help contain the outbreaks./.
Source: VietnamPlus
