This is a record-high number of infections recorded in six hours in the country. Earlier 57 cases were reported in the ministry's morning report released at 6 am.

According to the ministry's report, all of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases most of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities including 87 in Bac Giang, eight in Hanoi, two in Danang, and one each in Thai Binh, Dien Bien, and Ho Chi Minh City.

The 87 cases in Bac Giang were recorded at some industrial parks of Van Trung, Dinh Tram, Song Khe-Noi Hoang, and Quang Chau which have reported a large outbreak over the last few days. Local authorities have temporarily closed the four industrial parks for Covid-19 prevention and control.

As of Tuesday noon, 2,505 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 1,156 in the virus epicentre of Bac Giang. The outbreak has so far spread to 30 cities and provinces nationwide.

With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 5,561, including 4,075 locally-transmitted cases.

As of 6 pm on May 25, a total of 2,794 Covid-19 patients had recovered and been discharged from hospital.

So far there have been 44 deaths, most of them being the elderly with serious underlying diseases.

At present, over 165,000 people who had close contact with Covid-19 patients or returned from virus-hit areas are being monitored at hospitals, quarantine facilities, and at home.

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