1,895 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths reported on Saturday

The 1,895 new COVID-19 cases are all local infections including 1,585 in the community detected in Hà Nội (489), Nghệ An (115), Quảng Ninh (95), Vĩnh Phúc (92), Phú Thọ (92), Yên Bái (86), Tuyên Quang (81), Thái Bình (66), Quảng Bình (54), Bắc Kạn (52), Lào Cai (51), Thái Nguyên (47), Hồ Chí Minh City (45), Hà Nam (41), Lâm Đồng (38), Lai Châu (34), Nam Định (30), Đà Nẵng (27), Lạng Sơn (26), Ninh Bình (24), Hưng Yên (22), Hà Tĩnh (22), Đắk Nông (22), Hải Phòng (22), Bình Dương (22), Sơn La (21), Cao Bằng (21), Điện Biên (16), Hải Dương (15), Hòa Bình (13), Bình Định (13), Phú Yên (12), Bình Phước (11), Thanh Hóa (10), Hà Giang (10), Bắc Giang (9), Gia Lai (8), Quảng Trị (7), Tây Ninh (7), Cần Thơ (5), Bình Thuận (5), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (5), Đồng Nai (4), Khánh Hòa (4), Đồng Tháp (2), and Cà Mau (2).

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