The Ministry of Health confirmed 219 new COVID-19 cases on Friday evening, bringing the national patient tally to 18,121. 

The number of daily new COVID-19 cases from June 20 to July 2

The latest patients include nine Vietnamese who returned home via the Moc Bai international border gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh on June 28-29.

All the others are domestic infection cases in Ho Chi Minh City (150), Phu Yen (20), Binh Duong (13), Quang Ngai (10), Da Nang (3), Vinh Long (2), Long An (2), An Giang (2), Tay Ninh (2), Nghe An (1), Dong Thap (1), Bac Ninh (1), Bac Giang (1), and Lam Dong (1). Of these 163 were recorded in quarantine camps or lockdown areas.

The ministry reported that 148 patients were discharged from hospitals, taking the total number of recoveries to 7,395.

It also announced three more deaths, bringing the death toll to 84./.