The new infections included 30 in Ho Chi Minh City, 23 in Bac Giang, 14 in TienGiang, 10 in Ha Tinh, nine in Bac Ninh, four in Binh Duong and one in Bac Kan.
The imported case has been sent to quarantine right upon hisarrival in the southern province of Tay Ninh.
There are 22 cities and provinces nationwide having gone through at least 14 days without anynew infections, namely Yen Bai, Quang Ngai, Dong Nai, Nghe An, Quang Ninh,Quang Nam, Quang Tri, Thua Thien- Hue, Nam Dinh, Hoa Binh, Tuyen Quang, Son La,Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Nguyen, Hung Yen, Hai Phong, Tay Ninh, Gia Lai, BacLieu, Dien Bien, and Da Nang
So far, 3,998 out of 10,630 COVID-19 patients have recovered, while the death toll is at 59.
Among active patients under treatment at hospitals, 434 havetested negative for SARS-CoV-2 once, 73 twice and 74 thrice.
Meanwhile, 196,129 people having close contacts with theconfirmed patients are undertaking quarantine in concentrated areas or at theirresidence.
According to the Ministry of Health, on June 13, 43,222additional people received COVID-19 vaccine. As of 4pm on June 13, nearly 1.5million doses of COVID 19 vaccine had been administered.
In a bid to live safely with the pandemic, people should strictly followthe Ministry ofHealth’s 5K message: khau trang (facemask), khu khuan(disinfection), khoang cach (distance), khong tu tap (no gathering), and khaibao y te (health declaration)./.