769 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths reported on Tuesday

The 769 new COVID-19 cases are all local infections, including 665 in the community, detected in Hà Nội (158), Phú Thọ (62), Nghệ An (54), Bắc Ninh (40), Sơn La (40), Đà Nẵng (38), Hồ Chí Minh City (32), Yên Bái (32), Lào Cai (27), Quảng Ninh (26), Hòa Bình (26), Hà Nam (21), Vĩnh Phúc (21), Bắc Kạn (17), Hưng Yên (16), Tuyên Quang (15), Cao Bằng (14), Thái Bình (13), Hải Dương (13), Quảng Bình (12), Ninh Bình (11), Thái Nguyên (11), Nam Định (11), Hải Phòng (9), Quảng Trị (8 ), Thanh Hóa (7), Khánh Hòa (6), Lạng Sơn (5), Lâm Đồng (5), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu (4), Điện Biên (4), Bắc Giang (3), Lai Châu (2), Bình Thuận (2), Bến Tre (2), Đồng Tháp (1), and Cà Mau (1).

Three COVID-related deaths were announced in Bến Tre (2) and Quảng Ninh (1), bringing the total death toll to 43,087.

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