Vietnam recorded 102 new COVID-19 cases, including 90 domestically-transmitted and 12 imported, in the past six hours to 6pm on June 19, the Ministry of Health announced.
Taking samples for COVID-19 testing in central Ha Tinh province (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 102 new COVID-19 cases, including 90 domestically-transmittedand 12 imported, in the past six hours to 6pm on June 19, the Ministry ofHealth announced.
Amongthe domestic cases, 31 were detected in Ho Chi Minh City, 18 in Bac Giang, 18in Binh Duong, seven in Bac Ninh, five in Da Nang, three in Long An, two inLang Son, two in Dong Nai, two in Ha Tinh, one in Nghe An and one in Nam Dinh.
As of 18:00 on June 19, the country had logged 11,213 domestic infections and 1,687imported cases. The number of local infections since the fourth wave ofoutbreaks hit the country on April 27 has reached 9,936, including 2,280recoveries.
Amongactive patients undergoing treatment, 395 have tested negative to coronavirusonce, 127 twice and 131 thrice.
A totalof 5,054 patients were given the all-clear from the virus while the death tollrelated to the disease amounted to 64./.
Diplomatic channels have been optimised to seek COVID-19 vaccine supply sources around the world in the hope of increasing the rate of vaccinated people, thus pushing back the pandemic soon.
The Standing Board of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control has agreed to create the best possible conditions for the trial of homegrown vaccines.
A total of 112 new COVID-19 cases, including 109 domestic and three imported, were recorded in Vietnam in the past six hours to 12pm on June 19, the Ministry of Health (MoH) has reported.
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Taking samples for COVID-19 testing in central Ha Tinh province (Photo: VNA) 
