Vietnam sees 423 new Covid-19 cases, highest since April outbreak

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Vietnam has reported 423 new coronavirus cases, the highest number of new infections reported since the start of its latest outbreak late in April, Reuters reports.

Most cases were in Ho Chi Minh City and the northern province of Bac Giang, home to suppliers to global tech firms.

Vietnam has recorded 11,635 infections overall, 72 per cent of which have been reported in the current outbreak. It has recorded 61 fatalities.

A woman exercises at a park amid the coronavirus outbreak in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam in this file photo. — Reuters
A woman exercises at a park amid the coronavirus outbreak in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam in this file photo. — Reuters

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