Health ministry confirms 7,940 new COVID-19 cases

The number of daily new COVID-19 cases from September 15-30.

The latest patients consist of three imported cases and 7,937 domestic infections in Ho Chi Minh City (4,372), Binh Duong (2,103), Dong Nai (626), An Giang (172), Long An (125), Kien Giang (79), Dak Lak (64), Tien Giang (49), Ha Nam (45), Can Tho (41), Tay Ninh (39), Binh Thuan (38), Khanh Hoa (30), Quang Binh (21), Binh Phuoc (16), Ninh Thuan (15), Phu Tho (14), Nghe An (13), Quang Ngai (10), Dak Nong (10), Dong Thap (9), Binh Dinh (7), Vinh Long (6), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (6), Lam Dong (5), Phu Yen (4), Ben Tre (3), Bac Lieu (3), Kon Tum (2), Da Nang (2), Thua-Thien Hue (2), Quang Tri (2), Tra Vinh (1), Ha Tinh (1), Thanh Hoa (1) and Ha Noi (1).

The same day, the ministry reported 25,322 recoveries, taking the number of recovered cases to 608,831.

The ministry also announced further 159 fatalities in Ho Chi Minh City (106), Binh Duong (30), An Giang (7), Dong Nai (6), Kien Giang (3), Tien Giang (2), Dong Thap (1), Gia Lai (1), Tay Ninh (1), Can Tho (1) and Quang Binh (1), bringing the death toll to 19,301, accounting for 2.5 percent of the total infection cases.

Viet Nam has administered 42,165,168 COVID-19 vaccine doses, with 9,496,111 people having been fully vaccinated./.

By Thuy Dung