47 of the latest cases were in Bac Giang, 10 in Bac Ninh, 19 in HCM city, 4 in Lang Son, 2 in Hanoi, 2 in Ha Nam, 2 in Long An, and 1 each in Dong Thap, Tra Vinh, and Vinh Phuc.
Also Tuesday evening, the country confirmed its 48th COVID-19 death, a 76-year-old man from Lang Son province. He died Monday night of "severe pneumonia caused by COVID-19, complications of multi-organ failure and blood loss," the Ministry of Health announced.
Vietnam has recorded more than 7,500 coronavirus cases so far, including more than 3,000 recoveries.