Health ministry confirms 3,797 new COVID-19 cases
VGP – The Ministry of Health confirmed 3,797 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, raising the national patient tally to 857,639.
The daily number of COVID-19 cases from October 1-15 |
The national tally includes 852,986 locally transmitted cases recorded since April 27 when the fourthe COVID-19 wave began in Viet Nam.
The same day, the ministry reported 918 recoveries, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 788,923, representing nearly 92 percent of the total infections. Among the current patients, 3,847 are in critical conditions.
The ministry also announced further 93 fatalities in Ho Chi Minh City (61), Binh Duong (18), Tien Giang (4), Tay Ninh (2), Long An (2), Dong Nai (2), Dong Thap (1), Dak Lak (1), Kien Giang (1), and Soc Trang (1), taking the death toll to 21,043.
To date, the nation has administered 59,003,239 COVID-19 vaccine doses, with more than 17 million people having been fully vaccinated./.
By Huong Giang