Vietnam's COVID-19 cases rise to 218

Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Wednesday night confirmed six new cases of the COVID-19 infection, bringing the total in the country to 218.

The six cases are all Vietnamese, including three people recently returning from abroad and three people related to Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital, which is in connection with a number of confirmed infection cases.

The country confirmed 11 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday alone.

Vietnam has 4,671 suspected cases with nearly 80,000 being monitored and quarantined as of Wednesday night, according to the health ministry.

A total of 63 patients have recovered with no deaths recorded so far in the country.