Health ministry confirms 1,010 new COVID-19 cases
VGP - The Ministry of Health reported 1,010 new cases of COVID-19 on May 31, raising the national caseload to 10,719,379.
All the latest patients are domestic infections recorded in 40 localities, namely Ha Noi (251), Yen Bai (78), Vinh Phuc (61), Phu Tho (59), Nam Dinh (49), Quang Ninh (39), Nghe An (35), Lao Cai (33), Ho Chi Minh City (32), Tuyen Quang (28), Thai Nguyen (24), Thai Binh (23), Hoa Binh (22), Hai Duong (22), Da Nang (20), Son La (20), Lam Dong (18), Hai Phong (18), Ha Tinh (15), Ha Giang (15), Bac Kan (14), Cao Bang (13), Thanh Hoa (13), Quang Tri (12), Quang Binh (12), Ha Nam (11), Ninh Binh (11), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (10), Lang Son (9), Thua Thien-Hue (8 ), Bac Giang (7), Binh Phuoc (7), Hung Yen (6), Ca Mau (4), Quang Ngai (3), Dien Bien (3), Binh Dinh (2), Khanh Hoa (1), Dong Nai (1) and Ben Tre (1).
An additional 5,757 patients were declared free of the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 9,462,298.
The ministry also reported one more fatality, bringing the nation's COVID-19 death toll to 43,079 or 0.4 percent of the national caseload.
The nation has administered 221,161,159 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 381,641 doses from Monday./.