According to the ministry's report, 10,650 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in some localities such as Ho Chi Minh City (3,375 cases), Binh Duong (4,223), Dong Nai (686), Long An (495), Tien Giang (367), Danang (167), Dong Thap (156), Can Tho (147), Khanh Hoa (147), Tay Ninh (122), An Giang (111), and Hanoi (72). Among these new infections, 6,132 cases were found in the community. There were seven imported patients recorded.
Binh Duong Province today reported the biggest number of infections in the country with 4,223 cases. Ho Chi Minh City followed with 3,375 cases. On Thursday, the city also recorded 4,425 new patients. Social distancing rules are being further tightened in the city to contain the spread of the virus. The government has set a target for HCM City to contain its Covid-19 outbreak by September 15.
As of Friday evening, 319,209 locally-transmitted cases have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country on April 27, including 167,717 in the virus hotspot of Ho Chi Minh City and 59,824 in Binh Duong. 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 323,268. The country stands 72nd among 222 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections.
On August 20, an additional 12,756 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to 132,815.
Also on Friday evening, a further 390 deaths related to Covid-19 were announced, bringing the total number of fatalities in Vietnam to 7,540. The deaths were reported in HCM City (312), Binh Duong (41), Long An (8 ), Dong Nai (7), Tien Giang (7), Khanh Hoa (3), Soc Trang (3), Can Tho (2), Hanoi (1), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (1), Ben Tre (1), Binh Thuan (1), Hai Duong (1), Nam Dinh (1), and Tra Vinh (1).
The country has so far conducted over 16.30 million Covid-19 vaccine shots, with over 1.63 million people having received two doses.
