An additional 4,802 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in the past 12 hours in Vietnam, and over 1.4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered in the country on Tuesday, according to the latest report from the Ministry of Health.
According to the ministry's report, 4,792 of the newly-confirmed patients are locally-transmitted cases most of whom were detected in quarantine sites or areas under lockdown in some localities such as Ho Chi Minh City (2,128 cases), Binh Duong (936), Long An (515), Dong Nai (428), Tay Ninh (263), Tien Giang (177), and Ba Ria-Vung Tau (102). Among these new infections, 1,135 cases were found in the community. There were 10 imported patients recorded.
Ho Chi Minh City continued to report the highest number of new infections in the country. On Tuesday, the city also recorded 3,956 new patients, the majority of which are individuals who came into contact with confirmed Covid-19 patients or who were detected in either isolation and locked down areas. Social distancing rules are being further tightened in the city to contain the spread of the virus.
As of Wednesday morning, 228,990 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 131,879 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City. The outbreak has so far spread to 62 cities and provinces nationwide.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 232,937 including 230,560 locally-transmitted cases.
On August 10, a total of 4,428 more patients were released from hospital following their full recovery, raising the number of recoveries in the country to 80,348.
Also on Tuesday evening, a further 388 deaths related to Covid-19 were announced, bringing the total number of fatalities in Vietnam to 4,145.
The same day, over 1.4 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered. The country has so far conducted over 11.34 million Covid-19 vaccine shots, with over one million people having received two doses.