According to the ministry's report, 11,927 of the new patients are locally-transmitted cases confirmed in 35 localities such as HCM City (5,629), Binh Duong (3,971), Dong Nai (960), Long An (337), Kien Giang (165), Tien Giang (147), Tay Ninh (137), and An Giang (107). There were five imported patients confirmed today.
The infection number showed a decrease of 1,379 infections compared to yesterday's figure. There were 5,169 infections found in the community.
As of Saturday evening, 596,980 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 (291,871), Binh Duong (153,830), Dong Nai (33,842), Long An (27,874), and Tien Giang (11,577). 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 601,349. The country now stands 49th among 222 countries and territories worldwide in the number of infections.
On September 11, an additional 12,541 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to 363,462.
On Saturday evening, a further 273 deaths related to Covid-19 were announced, bringing the total number of fatalities in Vietnam to 15,018. The deaths were reported in some localities including HCM City (188), Dong Nai (60), Binh Duong (10), Tien Giang (2), Kien Giang (3), Binh Thuan (2), Danang (2), Gia Lai (1), Can Tho (1), Ninh Thuan (1), Khanh Hoa (1), Nghe An (1), and Vinh Long (1).
The country has so far conducted over 27.10 million Covid-19 vaccine shots, with over 4.74 million people having received two doses.
