Vietnam confirmed an additional 2,227 Covid-19 infections on Friday, raising the national tally to nearly 10.70 million, according to the Ministry of Health.
According to the ministry's report, most of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 53 out of 63 localities in the country with some localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (495), Nghe An (123), Phu Tho (120), and Dak Lak (114). The northern province of Bac Giang added 443 cases to the national log after verifying information.
As of Friday evening, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to over 10.70 million. The country now stands 12th among 227 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections.
On May 13, an additional 9,065 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 9.34 million.
On Friday evening, no death related to Covid-19 were announced. The country has so far reported 43,063 deaths.
By May 12, the country had injected over 216 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines, including over two million given to children aged 5 to 11.
Additional 2,227 Covid-19 infections confirmed on Friday, no death
Vietnam confirmed an additional 2,227 Covid-19 infections on Friday, raising the national tally to nearly 10.70 million, according to the Ministry of Health.
Source: dtinews.vn
