The Ministry of Health confirmed 73 new community infection cases of COVID-19 on Saturday afternoon, bringing the national patient tally to 5,086. 

The number of daily new COVID-19 cases from May 1 to 7:00 pm on May 22

The latest patients are residents of Bac Giang (39), Bac Ninh (25), Lang Son (two), Thanh Hoa (two), Dien Bien (two), Da Nang (one), Hai Duong (one), and Thai Nguyen (one).

The same day, the ministry reported 32 more recoveries, raising the total recovered cases to 2,721./.