The Ministry of Health confirmed one imported case and 568 locally-transmitted cases of COVID-19 over the last 18 hours, bringing the national patient tally to 18,690.

The number of daily new COVID-19 cases from June 20 to 12:00 am of July 3.

The imported case is a 72-year-old woman who entered Viet Nam via the Long Binh international border gate in the southern province of An Giang on June 28. 

The domestic infections are residents in Ho Chi Minh City (464), Binh Duong (32), Phu Yen (23), Dong Thap (12), Hung Yen (10), Nghe An (7), Lam Dong (4), Vinh Long (3), Long An (2), Bac Lieu (3), Tra Vinh (2), Bac Ninh (2), Khanh Hoa (1), Binh Phuoc (1), An Giang (1) and Dak Lak (1). Of these, 486 were detected at quarantine camps or lockdown areas. 

Among the national patient tally, 16,853 are locally-transmitted cases, including 15,283 documented in 51 cities and provinces since April 27 when the fourth wave of COVID-19 resurgence began.