Vietnam’s Ministry of Health reported 31 domestically-transmitted coronavirus patients on Tuesday, with most linked to two provinces in the northern region.

Nineteen of the new cases were reported in Hai Duong, eight in Quang Ninh, one in Hanoi, and three in Gia Lai.

The country announced the first two domestic infections on January 28 after having gone nearly two months without any community-based transmission.

A total of 301 local cases have been logged since then, according to the health ministry’s data.

Two hundred and twenty-four patients were confirmed in Hai Duong, 38 in Quang Ninh, 20 in Hanoi, nine in Gia Lai, three in Bac Ninh, two in Hoa Binh, two in Binh Duong and one each in Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, and Bac Giang.

Most of the domestically-transmitted cases were traced back to Hai Duong and Quang Ninh, both located in northern Vietnam.

Health officials have conducted aggressive contact tracing as well as targeted testing and lockdowns since the new wave blindsided the country.

The health ministry announced one recovery on Tuesday, bringing the total count of recovered patients to 1,461.

Vietnam is sealing its borders to all international arrivals but it still allows entry to skilled workers, experts, diplomats, and Vietnamese repatriates, who are all subject to mandatory quarantine upon arrival.

The Southeast Asian country has documented 1,882 COVID-19 cases as of Tuesday night, with 35 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health.

It confirmed 84 local transmissions on Thursday, 62 on Friday, 61 on Saturday, 31 on Sunday, 32 on Monday, and 31 on Tuesday.

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