Viet Nam confirmed 14 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the national patient tally to 2,830. 

The latest patients include four foreign nationals (two Indian men, one Philippine man, and one Turkish woman) who flew to Viet Nam between April 14-20, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control led by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.

The two Indian patients are being treated at the Cu Chi field hospital in Ho Chi Minh City and the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.

The Philippine and Turkish nationals are being treated at the Long Dien District Medical Center in Ba Ria-Vung Tau and the HCMC-based Cu Chi field hospital, respectively.

The other patients are Vietnamese who were brought home from Ukraine (one), the United Arab Emirates (two), Japan (five), Russia (one) and returned to Viet Nam (one) via the Long Binh Border Gate in An Giang Province.

With more than 20,200 people got the first COVID-19 vaccine doses on April 23, the total vaccinated people rose to 128,610, the Ministry of Health reported on Friday morning./.