Việt Nam confirms 1,239 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday

All the new infections were detected locally in Hà Nội (297), Vĩnh Phúc (86), Phú Thọ (63), Hải Dương (59), Nghệ An (56), Yên Bái (55), Quảng Ninh (51), Tuyên Quang (43), Nam Định (37), Đà Nẵng (35), Lào Cai (32), Thái Bình (30), Hồ Chí Minh City (30), Thái Nguyên (30), Sơn La (29), Điện Biên (26), Bắc Kạn (25), Lâm Đồng (23), Hà Nam (21), Hà Giang (19), Hà Tĩnh (18), Quảng Bình (18), Hải Phòng (17), Hòa Bình (15), Bình Phước (12), Hưng Yên (12), Ninh Bình (11), Thanh Hóa (11), Bắc Giang (11), Quảng Trị (10), Lạng Sơn (10), Bình Định (10), Cao Bằng (7), Lai Châu (6), Gia Lai (4), Khánh Hòa (3), Quảng Ngãi (3), Bến Tre (3), Phú Yên (2), Tây Ninh (2), Vĩnh Long (2), Bình Thuận (1), Đồng Nai (1), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (1), Kiên Giang (1) and Hậu Giang (1). Details will follow shortly.

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