The latest case, Patient 1,851, is a 44-year-old man who lived in Lai Cachtown, Cam Giang district, the northern province of Hai Duong.
The patient is under treatment at the hospital. Competent authorities are examining his travel history.
The country has recorded 1,851 SARS-CoV-2 infections so far. Of the total, 964 were locally-transmitted cases, including 271 linked with Hai Duong since thelatest coronavirus outbreak hit the province on January 27.
According to a report from the Treatment Sub-committee under National SteeringCommittee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, 1,460 COVID-19 patients haverecovered.
There are 27,714 people who had close contact with confirmed cases or comingfrom the pandemic-hit regions under quarantine at present, including 227 athospitals, 20,917 in other quarantine sites, and 6,570 at home./.