Health ministry confirms 13,137 new COVID-19 cases
VGP – The Ministry of Health confirmed 13,137 new cases on Sunday, raising Viet Nam’s COVID-19 patient tally to 524,307.
The number of daily COVID-19 cases from August 20 to September 5 |
Of the domestic cases, 7,521 were detected in the community.
The same day, the ministry reported 9,211 new recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 291,727.
Among the current positive cases, 6,291 are in critical conditions, the ministry added.
It also announced further 281 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 13,074, accounting for 2.5 percent of the national caseload.
The nation has administered 21,445,181 vaccine doses, with 3,198,545 people having been fully vaccinated./.
By Quang Minh