HANOI, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam reported 34 new cases of COVID-19 infection on Sunday, bringing its total confirmed cases to 620, as well as two more deaths from the disease, according to its Ministry of Health.

Vietnam's central city of Da Nang, the country's epicenter at the moment, reported 16 new cases on Sunday while its central Quang Nam province confirmed nine new cases, including a 100-year-old female patient, according to the health ministry.

The country's southern Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai province, central Quang Ngai province, central highlands Dak Lak province and northern Ha Nam province reported six new cases in total.

The other three new cases have all recently entered the country from abroad, including two from Russia and one from the United States, according to the ministry.

The ministry also confirmed on Sunday that two more COVID-19 patients died in the country, bringing the death toll to five, noting that both patients were aged over 80 with underlying medical conditions.

A total of 373 COVID-19 patients have recovered in Vietnam while there are over 94,200 people being quarantined and monitored in the country as of Sunday, according to the ministry. Enditem

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