People are queuing for tests. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam logged 175 new COVID-19 cases,
including five imported and 170 local infections, over the last six hours to
12:pm on July 2, raising the to 17,902, according to the
Ministry of Health (MoH).
Among the new , 151 were found in Ho Chi
Minh City, 10 in Phu Yen, three in Hung Yen, two in Long An and one each in Tra
Vinh, Hai Phong, Bac Giang and Bac Ninh. Of them, 143 were detected in
quarantine and locked-down areas.
The number of cases since the hit the
country in late April amounted to 14,505.
The number of recoveries totalled 7,247, while the death toll remained at
81.
More than 234,000 people, who had close contact with
COVID-19 patients or entered Vietnam from pandemic-hit regions, are under
quarantine across the country./.
Source: VietnamPlus
