591 new cases of COVID-19 are reported on Friday evening

Besides one imported case, the 590 domestic infections are confirmed in HCM City (400), Long An (40), Tiền Giang (34), Đồng Tháp (32), Khánh Hòa (25), Phú Yên (22), Hưng Yên (8 ), Bình Dương (7), Cần Thơ (6), Bắc Ninh (5), Hậu Giang (4), Sóc Trăng (2), and one each in Đắk Nông, Bình Phước, Đà Nẵng, Nghệ An, and Bắc Giang. Among the new cases, 500 are detected in quarantine or locked down areas.

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