Việt Nam confirms 557 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday

All the new infections were domestic and detected in Hà Nội (177), HCM City (32), Bắc Ninh (32), Phú Thọ (26), Quảng Ninh (21), Nghệ An (21), Bắc Kạn (20), Quảng Bình (18), Lào Cai (16), Vĩnh Phúc (14), Thái Nguyên (14), Tuyên Quang (14), Đà Nẵng (14), Thanh Hóa (12), Thái Bình (12), Thừa Thiên Huế (12), Sơn La (11), Nam Định (11), Ninh Bình (11), Yên Bái (11), Quảng Trị (10), Hà Nam (10), Hòa Bình (9), Lâm Đồng (6), Hải Dương (6), Cao Bằng (6), Điện Biên (3), Hưng Yên (2), Khánh Hòa (2), Lai Châu (2), Quảng Nam (1), and Bến Tre (1). Updates will follow shortly.

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