Doctors at Vietnam-Germany Hospital in HCM City
According to the ministry's report, 11,506 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 35 localities including HCM City (5,972), Binh Duong (4,013), Dong Nai (345), Long An (273), Kien Giang (180), Tien Giang (118), Tay Ninh (114), and An Giang (106). There were 15 imported patients confirmed today.
The new infection number showed an increase of 1,024 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 6,656 infections found in the community.
As of Friday evening, 663,232 infections have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in late April, with some southern localities recording high infections such as HCM City (326,795), Binh Duong (173,086), Dong Nai (38,081), Long An (29,843), and Tien Giang (12,760). The outbreak has so far spread to 62 out of 63 cities and provinces nationwide.
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 667,650. The country now stands 47th among 222 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections.
On September 17, an additional 9,914 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to 433,465.
On Friday evening, a further 212 deaths related to Covid-19 were announced, bringing the total number of fatalities in Vietnam to 16,425. The deaths were reported in some localities including HCM City (166), Binh Duong (28), Long An (2), Tien Giang (2), Tay Ninh (2), Danang (2), Ca Mau (1), Khanh Hoa (1), Binh Thuan (1), Dong Thap (4), Can Tho (1), Binh Dinh (1), and Ba Ria - Vung Tau (1).
The country has so far conducted over 33.00 million Covid-19 vaccine shots, with over 6.18 million people having received two doses.