Vietnam announced 14,224 more Covid-19 infections on Monday and 9,014 patients recovered from the disease the same day, according to the Ministry of Health.
According to the ministry's report, 14,219 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 41 localities such as Binh Duong (6,050), HCM City (5,889), Long An (524), Dong Nai (491), Tien Giang (221), Khanh Hoa (126), Hanoi (110), and An Giang (90). Five other patients were imported cases from other countries.
The infection number showed an increase of 1,467 infections compared to yesterday's figure. There were 7,504 infections found in the community.
As of Monday evening, 445,291 infections have been reported since the new outbreak occurred in the country in late April, with some southern localities recording high infections such as HCM City (215,810 cases), Binh Duong (110,258), Dong Nai (23,132), and Long An (21,457). 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 449,489. The country now stands 59th among 222 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections.
On August 30, an additional 9,014 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to 228,816.
Also on Monday evening, a further 315 deaths related to Covid-19 were announced, bringing the total number of fatalities in Vietnam to 11,064. The deaths were reported in HCM City (245), Binh Duong (39), Tien Giang (7), Long An (6), Dong Nai (4), Dong Thap (3), Khanh Hoa (2), Danang (1), Hanoi (1), An Giang (1), Ben Tre (1), Binh Dinh (1), Binh Thuan (1), Soc Trang (1), Thua Thien Hue (1), and Vinh Long (1).
The country has so far conducted over 19.71 million Covid-19 vaccine shots, with over 2.52 million people having received two doses.
Over 9,000 more Covid-19 patients recover
Vietnam announced 14,224 more Covid-19 infections on Monday and 9,014 patients recovered from the disease the same day, according to the Ministry of Health.
Source: dtinews.vn
