More than 500 new cases in HCM City added to country's total

HÀ NỘI – There were  一 五 new COVID- 一 九 cases announced on Saturday morning, but the Ministry of Health also added a further  五 六 三 cases to their total, all detected in HCM City on Friday.

Of the  一 五 latest cases, two are imported and  一 三 local transmissions. They were found in Bắc Giang ( 五), Tây Ninh ( 五), Long An ( 二), and Thái Bình ( 一).

Five of these were already in locked down areas. The source of transmission of the five cases in Tây Ninh Province is under investigation.

The majority of the additional patients who tested positive in HCM City on Friday were also already in locked down areas, but  一 四 were discovered through COVID- 一 九 screenings at hospitals and a nurse at Bình Thạnh District Medical Centre was also confirmed to be carrying the virus.

Two others tested positive in centralised quarantine zones, and the source of  一0 other cases is under investigation.

The total cases in Việt Nam is now  一 五, 一 一 五 with  五, 九 四 九 of those declared COVID-free after making a full recovery. There has also been a total of  七 四 fatalities. – VNS