Ninety-five new COVID-19 cases raise national count to 16,136

An additional 95 domestically-infected COVID-19 cases were recorded in the last 12 hours to 6am on June 29, raising the national tally to 16,136, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Ninety-five new COVID-19 cases raise national count to 16,136 ảnh 1Medical staff are taking samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – An additional 95 domestically-infectedCOVID-19 cases were recorded in the last 12 hours to 6am on June 29, raising thenational tally to 16,136, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).

Among the new cases, 58 were found  in HoChi Minh City, 18 in Phu Yen, eight in Long An, four in Bac Giang, three in HaTinh, two in Nghe An, and one each in Tra Vinh and Vinh Long. Of them, 89 weredetected in quarantine sites and sealed off areas.

To date, Vietnam has logged 14,358 domestic infectionsand 1,778 imported cases, the MoH said.

Among the active patients undergoing treatment,319 have tested negative for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 once, 143 twice and 158thrice. The death toll related to the disease was 76.

Thirteen provinces and cities that werepreviously hit by the pandemic have gone through 14 consecutive days withoutnew infections.

On June 28, an additional 112,344 peoplereceived COVID-19 vaccine shots nationwide. So far, nearly 3.5 million vaccinedoses have been injected. The number of people fully getting two shots is 172,944./. 


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