(VOVWORLD) - Vietnam's ongoing coronavirus outbreak continues to spread with 4,987 new domestic infections confirmed Friday morning in 20 localities, including 2,740 in HCM city.
The other cases were detected Ho Chi Minh city neighboring provinces of Binh Duong (1,284), Dong Nai (203), and Tay Ninh (88); the Mekong Delta's provinces of Tien Giang (242), Dong Thap (90), Ben Tre (79), Long An (21), Kiên Giang (17), Vinh Long (15), and Can Tho City (23); the central provinces of Khanh Hoa (78), Phu Yen (17), Binh Dinh (17), Dak Nong (2), Ha Tinh (2); the northern provinces of Thai Nguyen (3), Lang Son (2), Nam Dinh (1), and Hanoi (63).
4,000 of the latest cases were in quarantine facilities or locked down areas.
Vietnam has so far recorded more than 133,000 coronavirus cases including more than 1,000 deaths.
The country has vaccinated more than 5.5 million people against COVID-19.