Since April 27 when the fourth Covid-19 wave hit Vietnam, Binh Duong has recorded 34,659 Covid-19 patients, including 242 deaths. Meanwhile, around 592 local Covid-19 patients have experienced worsened conditions.
A man is given Covid-19 vaccination in Binh Duong Province
The province is now having 1,197 locked-down areas with 97,640 people and 140 quarantine sites with 19,437 people. Meanwhile, 887 Covid-19 patients are undergoing home quarantine, and 5,422 people who have come into close contact with the patients are quarantining themselves at home.
Despite standing second in the country in terms of Covid-19 infections, Covid-19 vaccine supply to the province has remained modest. With a vaccination speed of 100,000 doses per day, the province has run out of 544,060 allocated by the Ministry of Health.
On August 11, the provincial people’s committee submitted its proposal to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, asking for being provided with one million more Covid-19 vaccine doses. The province committed to use the vaccine in 10 days.
