4,060 more local infections detected, with more than half in HCM City
VOV.VN - A total of 4,060 new domestic cases of COVID-19, with 2,503 in Ho Chi Minh City were recorded during the past 12 hours, taking the infection tally during the latest wave of coronavirus outbreaks to 137,317, the Ministry of Health announced on July 31 morning.
Of the total figure apart from Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s current biggest coronavirus hotspot, Binh Duong reported 868, Dong Nai (222), Tien Giang (123), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (76), Can Tho (55), Vinh Long (48), Binh Thuan (38), Dong Thap (31) , Phu Yen (28), Kien Giang (16), Dak Lak (11), and Son La (10). The remaining localities logged single-digit infections.
Among the new cases, 973 were detected in the community and the remainders in isolation or lockdown areas.
Vietnam has so far documented a total 141,122 positive COVID-19 cases, including 2,235 imported, and 138,887 domestic infections.
Daily caseload on July 30 hit nearly 8,650, with Ho Chi Minh City and the southern province of Binh Duong recording the highest number of domestic infections at 4,282 and 1,920.
Furthermore more than 32,710 coronavirus patients have recovered from the virus during the latest pandemic wave.
As many as 407,283 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 on July 30 alone, taking the total number of vaccinated people nationwide to more than 5.9 million.
To cope with complicated developments regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, HCM City has accelerated its vaccination scheme, with all people above 18 years old living in the city to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The city has set the target of administering vaccine to two-thirds of its population above 18 years old in August. Around 490,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses were given to citizens in the city between July 22-30.
