The latest patients comprise 12 imported cases and 7,918 domestic infections in 59 cities and provinces, namely Ho Chi Minh City (1,414), Dong Nai (848), Binh Duong (627), An Giang (450), Tay Ninh (435), Tien Giang (396), Kien Giang (327), Soc Trang (298), Binh Thuan (287), Dong Thap (274), Bac Lieu (234), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (191), Dak Lak (181), Ca Mau (180), Vinh Long (157), Can Tho (139), Long An (132), Binh Phuoc (131), Khanh Hoa (122), Ha Giang (94), Ben Tre (87), Ha Noi (80), Tra Vinh (74), Hau Giang (63), Gia Lai (61), Quang Ngai (57), Nghe An (51), Ninh Thuan (50), Phu Tho (45), Ha Tinh (44), Binh Dinh (39), Bac Giang (36), Dak Nong (36), Thanh Hoa (33), Nam Dinh (29), Da Nang (26), Bac Ninh (23), Hung Yen (23), Quang Nam (19), Hai Duong (18), Phu Yen (16), Quang Binh (13), Kon Tum (11), Quang Tri (11), Lang Son (9), Tuyen Quang (8 ), Dien Bien (6), Ha Nam (6), Thua Thien-Hue (6), Ninh Binh (5), Vinh Phuc (4), Cao Bang (2), Thai Nguyen (2), Lai Chau (2), Yen Bai (2), Hoa Binh (1), Bac Kan (1), Hai Phong (1), and Thai Binh (1).
The same day, the ministry reported 1,254 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 844,054.
The ministry also announced further 79 fatalities in Ho Chi Minh City (43), Binh Duong (9), Long An (4), Tien Giang (4), An Giang (4), Dong Nai (3), Dak Lak (2), Tay Ninh (2), Kien Giang (2), Bac Lieu (2), Khanh Hoa (1), Binh Thuan (1), Vinh Long (1), and Can Tho (1), bringing the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 22,765, representing 2.4 percent of the national caseload.
The nation has administered 93,962,665 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 1,646,940 doses from Tuesday./.
(Source:VGP)
