Vietnam documented more than 1,800 domestic COVID-19 cases last week as it has battled the pathogen’s re-emergence since late last month.

The Ministry of Health confirmed 184 locally-transmitted infections on May 24, 444 on May 25, 235 on May 26, 227 on May 27, 253 on May 28, 277 on May 29, and 250 on May 30, adding up to 1,870 cases.

Most of the patients were detected at industrial parks in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh Province, located in northern Vietnam.

The Southeast Asian country has recorded 4,096 domestic transmissions in 34 provinces and cities since April 27, when it found the first case after having gone about a month without any known infection in the community.

Bac Giang is leading the caseload with 2,161 patients, followed by Bac Ninh with 804, Hanoi with 399, Ho Chi Minh City with 157, and Da Nang with 156.

Ho Chi Minh City reinstated an extensive social distancing order on Monday as the virus has spread quickly and widely in the past few days.

Non-essential businesses have been suspended while transportation to and from the city have been restricted.

Most of its cases have been traced to Revival Ekklesia Mission, a Christian congregation based in Go Vap District, which is largely isolated now.

Vietnam has detected 7,168 cumulative COVID-19 cases, including 5,665 local infections, since the virus first hit the country on January 23, 2020, according to the Ministry of Health’s data.

A total of 2,950 patients have recovered while forty-seven have died, most having suffered critical pre-existing health problems.

The nation confirmed 106 community cases in the first wave from January 23 to April 16, 2020, 554 in the second from July 25 to December 1, 2020, and 910 in the third from January 28 to March 25, 2021.

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