(VOVWORLD) - 80 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed on Monday morning, including 78 domestic infections and two imported cases, the Ministry of Health said.
 The police force of Gia Lam district, Hanoi, is on duty at a COVID-19 checkpoint after four local students were found infected with COVID-19 (Photo: congan.com.vn)
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The new infections increased the tally of coronavirus cases in Vietnam to 3,412, including 411 locally-transmitted infections detected since the latest outbreak hit the country on April 27.
The local transmissions were detected in Bac Ninh (27), Vinh Phuc (19), Da Nang (13), Bac Giang (5), Hanoi (9), Hoa Binh (2), Dak Lak (1), Dien Bien (1), and Lang Son (1).
The two imported cases are a Vietnamese citizen returning from France and an Indian expert who arrived in the country from Qatar. Both were immediately quarantined on arrival.
2,602 patients have recovered from the disease. 35 patients died.