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Of the new patients, 63 were recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, including 58 people who had had contact with previously confirmed patients, one linked to a cluster at Trung Son Food JSC in Tan Tao Industrial Park in Binh Tan District, and one associated with a church cluster in Go Vap District. For the remaining three cases, the authorities are still tracking down their infection sources.
The northern Bac Giang Province recorded 12 cases linked to clusters at its industrial parks.
Its neighbor Bac Ninh Province got nine cases, with seven related to hotspots at two industrial parks, one linked to a cluster in Thuan Thanh District and one associated with a cluster in Dai Phuc Ward of Bac Ninh Town.
Hung Yen Province, also in the north, registered two cases and both had had direct contact with confirmed patients.
The central Nghe An Province confirmed one case in its capital Vinh Town and the source of transmission is still unknown.
Hanoi recorded one case that is linked to a previously confirmed patient.
Vietnam recorded a total of 236 local cases on Tuesday. HCMC alone got 138 cases, marking the sixth consecutive day the city's daily cases exceeded 100.
With the new patients added, Vietnam has recorded 10,440 local Covid-19 cases in 43 cities and provinces since the new wave started on April 27.
The number accounts for 76 percent of the total infections Vietnam has recorded since the pandemic broke out, including both domestic and imported cases.
Among the infected localities, Bac Giang has the highest infections, with 5,488 cases, followed by HCMC with 1,922.
