Among the new cases, 26 were reported in Bac Giang, six in Bac Ninh, four in Dien Bien, two in Hanoi, and one in Da Nang and Thai Nguyen, and four in the Tan Trieu facility of the Vietnam National Cancer Hospital (Hospital K).
The figures brought the national tally to 4,764, including 1,473 imported cases. The number of fatalities is currently 38, while 2.687 patents have recovered fully.
A total of 121,010 people who had close contact with COVID-19 patients or arrived from pandemic-hit areas are being quarantined nationwide.
