An additional 4,045 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours in 47 localities in Vietnam while the country has so far administered nearly 73 million vaccine doses, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday evening.
According to the ministry's report, 4,028 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 47 localities including HCM City (966), Binh Duong (524), Dong Nai (429), An Giang (297), Soc Trang (296), Dak Lak (193), Bac Lieu (155), Tay Ninh (132), Tra Vinh (113), Long An (88), and Kien Giang (83). There were 17 imported patients confirmed today.
The new infections showed an increase of 667 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 1,599 infections found in the community.
As of Sunday evening, 884,177 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 (425,121), Binh Duong (228,840), Dong Nai (61,532), Long An (34,227), and Tien Giang (15,626). 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 888,940. The country now stands 40th among 223 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections.
On October 24, an additional 1,314 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to 805,978.
On Sunday evening, a further 53 deaths related to Covid-19 were announced, bringing the total number of fatalities in Vietnam to 21,673. The deaths were reported in some localities including HCM City (30), Binh Duong (12), Dong Nai (5), Long An (2), An Giang (2), Tay Ninh (1), and Bac Lieu (1).
Vietnam today administered more than 936,739 doses of Covid-19 vaccines. The country has so far conducted over 72.92 million Covid-19 vaccine shots, with over 21.04 million people having received two doses.
Nearly 73 million Covid-19 vaccine doses administered in Vietnam
An additional 4,045 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in the past 24 hours in 47 localities in Vietnam while the country has so far administered nearly 73 million vaccine doses, the Ministry of Health reported on Sunday evening.
Source: dtinews.vn
