A health worker gives a Covid-19 vaccine dose in Hanoi
According to the ministry's report, 4,795 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 42 localities including HCM City (2,215), Binh Duong (828), Dong Nai (612), An Giang (182), Tay Ninh (92), and Kien Giang (89). There were 11 imported patients confirmed today.
The new infections showed an increase of 648 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 2,451 infections found in the community.
As of Friday evening, 827,033 infections have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in late April. Some localities that have recorded the highest number of patients include HCM City (407,399), Binh Duong (220,480), Dong Nai (53,752), Long An (33,165), and Tien Giang (14,433). 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 831,643. The country now stands 43rd among 222 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections.
On October 8, an additional 994 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to 759,482.
On Friday evening, a further 114 deaths related to Covid-19 were announced, bringing the total number of fatalities in Vietnam to 20,337. The deaths were reported in some localities including HCM City (78), Binh Duong (17), An Giang (7), Dong Nai (3), Long An (3), Dong Thap (1), Ninh Thuan (1), Kien Giang (1), Bac Lieu (1), Tay Ninh (1), Can Tho (1).
The country has so far conducted over 50.55 million Covid-19 vaccine shots, with over 13.65 million people having received two doses.