Health ministry confirms 4,363 new COVID-19 cases

The number of daily new COVID-19 cases from September 20 to October 5

The latest patients consist of three imported cases and 4,360 domestic infections in 42 cities and provinces, namely Ho Chi Minh City (1,491), Binh Duong (1,107), Dong Nai (653), An Giang (172), Binh Thuan (149), Long An (84), Kien Giang (77), Dong Thap (67), Tien Giang (59), Hau Giang (48), Can Tho (47), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (47), Khanh Hoa (39), Bac Lieu (39), Tay Ninh (35), Ca Mau (32), Ha Nam (28), Ninh Thuan (18), Binh Dinh (18), Binh Phuoc (17), Ben Tre (16), Nghe An (16), Quang Binh (15), Quang Ngai (15), Quang Tri (13), Tra Vinh (10), Vinh Long (10), Dak Lak (8 ), Nam Dinh (4), Dak Nong (3), Gia Lai (3), Ha Noi (3), Lam Dong (2), Bac Giang (2), Kon Tum (2), Da Nang (2), Thua Thien-Hue (2), Ha Tinh (2), Phu Tho (2), Phu Yen (1), Quang Nam (1), and Hai Duong (1).

The national tally includes 813,735 locally transmitted cases recorded in 62 cities and provinces since April 27 when the fourth COVID-19 wave began.

Twelve of the above localities have gone 14 days without a single new infection: Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen, Dien Bien, Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Lang Son, and Lao Cai.

The same day, the ministry reported 25,573 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 747,053. Among the current positive cases, 6,044 are in critical health conditions.

It also announced further 134 fatalities in Ho Chi Minh City (104), Binh Duong (15), Dong Nai (4), An Giang (3), Can Tho (3), Ca Mau (2), Kien Giang (1), Ba Ria –Vung Tau (1), and Nghe An (1), bringing the death toll ton 19,979.

The nation has administered 46,969,510 COVID-19 vaccine doses, with 11,613,917 people having been fully vaccinated./.

By Thuy Dung