An additional 16,157 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in Vietnam on Friday and Hanoi continued to record the highest number of cases, according to the Ministry of Health.
According to the ministry's report, 16,142 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 62 out of 63 localities in the country with five localities seeing the highest numbers including Hanoi (1,834), Ca Mau (1,334), Tay Ninh (948), Vinh Long (868), and Khanh Hoa (785). There were 15 imported patients confirmed today.
The new infections showed a decrease of 225 cases compared to yesterday's figure. There were 10,528 infections found in the community.
As of Friday evening, 1,615,292 infections had 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 (498,628), Binh Duong (289,825), Dong Nai (96,347), Tay Ninh (68,720), and Long An (39,965).
With these new infection cases, the number of Covid-19 patients in Vietnam has increased to 1,620,869. The country now stands 31st among 223 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections.
On December 24, an additional 30,833 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to 1,215,261.
On Friday evening, a further 235 deaths related to Covid-19 were announced, bringing the total number of fatalities in Vietnam to 30,766. The deaths were reported in some localities including HCM City (44), Dong Nai (20), An Giang (18), Tien Giang (15), Dong Thap (13), Can Tho (13), Vinh Long (12), Binh Duong (11), Ben Tre (11), Tay Ninh (10), Kien Giang (9), Soc Trang (7), Binh Dinh (6), Hanoi (5), Ben Tre (5), Tra Vinh (5), Ca Mau (5), Khanh Hoa (4), Binh Thuan (4), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (4), Bac Lieu (4), Binh Phuoc (2), Long An (2), Hau Giang (2), Hai Phong (1), Ninh Thuan (1), Lang Son (1), and Lam Dong (1).
Vietnam on December 23 administered 1.21 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines. The country has so far conducted over 143.52 million Covid-19 vaccine shots, with over 64.80 million people having received two doses.
Vietnam confirms over 16,000 more Covid-19 infections on Friday
An additional 16,157 Covid-19 infections were confirmed in Vietnam on Friday and Hanoi continued to record the highest number of cases, according to the Ministry of Health.
Source: dtinews.vn
