COVID-19: 1,922 new cases recorded, daily caseload rises to 3,416
VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed an additional 1,922 coronavirus cases during the past 12 hours, raising its daily count to 3,416, a record high figure, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its 06.00pm COVID-19 update on July 15.
Most of the new cases were documented in southern Vietnam, with Ho Chi Minh City recording 1,399 cases. followed by Binh Duong 122, Dong Thap 65 Dong Nai 60, Long An (41), Ben Tre 30, Vinh Long 17, Binh Thuan 17, Binh Phuoc 13, Can Tho 11, Ninh Thuan 10, Soc Trang 4, Tra Vinh 3, and Ca Mau 1.
Elsewhere, 33 new cases were logged in Da Nang, 30 in Phu Yen, 12 in Hung Yen, seven in Hanoi, four in Quang Ngai, four in Khanh Hoa, three in Bac Ninh, and one each in Binh Dinh, Vinh Phuc, Lam Dong, Dak Lak and Bac Giang.
Meanwhile, 33 imported cases were reported in Thanh Hoa, HCM City, Hanoi, Quang Nam and Binh Dinh.
Data from the MoH show Vietnam has recorded 3,416 new cases from 06.00pm on July 14 to 07.00pm on July 15. HCM City is the hardest hit locality, registering 2,691 locally transmitted cases, making up four fifths of the total.
The city, the busiest and most populous in Vietnam, has imposed two-week social distancing with tighter prevention measures as of 00.00 on July 9, aiming to slow the spread of the virus.
Nguyen Thanh Phong, head of the HCM City administration, said he did not rule out the possibility of cross infection of the virus in the quarantine facilities, citing the fact that between 3 to 8% of the cases resulted from cross infection in these facilities.
“One of the city’s primary goals is to treat critically ill cases with underlying illnesses and minimize deaths,” Phong said on July 15, adding that he has asked the municipal Department of Health to implement the Ministry of Health’s recently-issued COVID-19 treatment guidelines by shortening the treatment period for asymptomatic F0 cases.
Overall, Vietnam has documented 37,288 positive cases following the resurgence of the virus on April 27, and 40,850 cases since the virus attacked the nation in January 2020.
As many as 9,688 patients have recovered from the disease, and 207 patients have died of COVID-19 and other underlying illnesses.
