Health ministry reports 8,497 new COVID-19 cases

The daily number of COVID-19 cases over the last 13 days

The latest patients comprise 16 imported cases and 8,481 domestic infections in 57 cities and provinces, namely Ho Chi Minh City (1,240), Dong Nai (743), Binh Duong (631), Tay Ninh (593), An Giang (547), Dong Thap (459), Tien Giang (356), Soc Trang (296), Vinh Long (292), Ca Mau (271), Binh Thuan (265), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (224), Khanh Hoa (209), Binh Phuoc (198), Bac Lieu (188), Kien Giang (181), Ha Noi (152), Binh Dinh (126), Dak Lak (126), Tra Vinh (120), Nghe An (100), Ben Tre (99), Can Tho (81), Thai Binh (79), Long An (79), Thua Thien-Hue (75), Hau Giang (67), Lam Dong (61), Thanh Hoa (60), Ha Giang (57), Ninh Thuan (39), Phu Tho (39), Dak Nong (39), Bac Giang (38), Bac Ninh (35), Quang Ngai (35), Gia Lai (35), Nam Dinh (31), Quang Nam (27), Da Nang (26), Ha Tinh (24), Hai Duong (21), Dien Bien (20), Phu Yen (17), Quang Tri (15), Quang Ninh (13), Hai Phong (11), Quang Binh (9), Hung Yen (7), Ha Nam (5), Vinh Phuc (5), Ninh Binh (4), Cao Bang (4), Thai Nguyen (2), Kon Tum (2), Lao Cai (2), and Son La (1).

The same day, the ministry reported 1,843 new recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 858,054.

The ministry also announced further 88 fatalities in 13 southern localities namely Ho Chi Minh City (38), Binh Duong (8 ), Tay Ninh (8 ), An Giang (6), Tien Giang (5), Binh Thuan (5), Can Tho (4), Bac Lieu (4), Dong Nai (3), Long An (2), Dong Thap (2), Soc Trang (2), and Vinh Long (1), bringing the nation’s death toll to 23,018 or representing 2.3 percent of the national caseload.

The nation has administered 97,831,758 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 1,467,716 doses from Friday./.

By Thuy Dung