Vietnam records over 1, 000 daily Covid-19 cases for first time; total cases surpass 20, 000


A medical worker collects samples for Covid-19 testing in HCM City. - Vietnam News/ANN

HANOI, July 5 (dpa): Vietnam on Monday night recorded 1, 102 new cases of coronavirus, a record daily tally for the country and the first time cases have reached over a thousand since the start of the pandemic.

That number surpassed the previous daily record of 922 registered two days ago, according to the country's Ministry of Health.

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