HANOI– Vietnam reported a new high of 9,716 new COVID-19 cases yesterday, surpassing the previous record of 9,690 cases on Aug 8, according to the country’s Ministry of Health.
The new infections, including 9,710 locally transmitted and six imported, brought the total tally to 265,464, with 5,437 deaths, the ministry said.
Most of the community cases were detected in southern Vietnam, including 4,231 in the epicentre Ho Chi Minh City, 2,029 in the nearby Binh Duong province, and 1,023 in Dong Nai province.
As many as 96,985 COVID-19 patients have so far recovered, up 4,247 from Friday, while 13.7 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered nationwide, according to the ministry.
As of yesterday, Vietnam has registered a total of 263,033 domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 261,463 detected since the start of the current wave, in late Apr, the ministry said.
Source: NAM NEWS NETWORK