COVID-19: Daily count hits more than 15,000 in Vietnam
VOV.VN - As many as 15,311 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 61 cities and provinces across Vietnam during the past 24 hours, an increase of 705 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on December 9.
Of the total, 8,845 cases were detected in the community through random testing and test screening.
The MoH also reported that an additional 256 patients died and 14,568 more patients recovered from the disease.
Most of the newly detected cases were in southern localities, with Ho Chi Minh City registering the highest number of infections at 1,453. The city, the largest coronavirus hotspot in Vietnam, has so far documented more than 480,000 cases, more than one third of the country’s total.
In the north, Hanoi reported 822 new cases, the highest figure recorded on a single day. Local authorities predicted that the city’s daily count might hit 1,000 mark in the coming days.
Elsewhere, the outbreak has yet to show signs of waning in the Central Highland region, with Dak Lak, Lam Dong and Gia Lai confirming hundreds of new cases each.
As of 06pm on December 9 Vietnam has detected 1,367,433 COVID-19 cases since the start of the first outbreak in January 2020, ranking 33rd out of 223 countries and territories worldwide.
Of the infected patients, 1,050,979 have been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease.
As many as 27,186 patients have died of the virus, making up 2% of the total number of infections.
Nearly 130 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, with nearly 56 million people getting their second shot.
