COVID-19: Daily count falls to nearly 3,400 over 24 hours

VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 3,373 coronavirus cases in 47 cities and provinces across the country over the past 24 hours, a fall of 616 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health said in its coronavirus update on October 23.

As many as 1,332 cases were recorded in the community through random testing or test screening, while 12 people tested positive upon returning from overseas.

Ho Chi Minh City, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, suddenly saw its daily caseload drop to 749, or 456 fewer than the previous day..

It was followed by Dong Nai with 605 new cases, Binh Duong 517, An Giang 224, Tien Giang 156, Bac Lieu 130 and Kien Giang 97, all in the south

Unlike the previous day, Gia Lai topped localities in the central region, registering 53 cases.  

Phu Tho remains the largest coronavirus hotspot in the north as it detected 75 locally acquired infections over the past 24 hours.

Elsewhere, new cases were sporadically detected in other localities in the north, with Hanoi reporting 7 cases, Thai Binh and Ha Giang 6 each, Ha Nam, Bac Ninh and Lao Cai 5 each.

As of 06pm on October 23 Vietnam has confirmed 884,895 COVID-19 cases since the start of the first outbreak in January 2020, ranking 40th out of 223 countries and territories worldwide.

Of the total, 804,664 patients have been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease, including 1,338 recoveries announced on October 23.

The MoH also confirmed 77 COVID-19 deaths during the past 24 hours, with HCM City and Binh Duong reporting 42 and 12 fatalities, respectively.

The October 23 figure has raised the COVID-19 death toll in Vietnam to 21,620, making up 2.5% of the total number of infections. 

Nearly 72 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, with 20.7 million people getting their second shot.

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