COVID-19: Daily count rises to 272, HCM City makes up more than half
VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed an additional 135 coronavirus cases in eight localities nationwide during the past six hours, raising its daily caseload to 272, with Ho Chi Minh City representing more than half of the total.
Of the newly infections, 133 were locally transmitted and two imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Most of the locally transmitted cases were in quarantine and lockdown areas, the MoH said in its 06.00pm COVID-19 update on June 21.
Of the new cases, 70 were recorded in Ho Chi Minh City, 30 in Bac Giang, 21 in Binh Duong, six in Bac Ninh, four in Da Nang, and two in Hung Yen.
While the outbreak in Bac Giang and Bac Ninh has shown signs of abating for the past few days, HCM City has emerged as the country’s epicenter of the fresh outbreak at the moment.
The MoH data show Vietnam has logged 272 cases during the past 24 hours, including 166 in HCM City alone.
The city is conducting an extensive testing campaign in an effort to early detect and quarantine positive cases. Most newly detected cases were those in close contact with COVID-19 patients and those closely linked to the outbreaks at Tan Tao industrial park and the Revival Ekklesia Mission Vietnam, a Christian congregation in the city.
The city is also launching a vaccination campaign, the largest of its kind in the locality, aiming to half the spread of the virus and reach herd immunity by the end of this year.
The fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic which started in late April has attacked 42 cities and provinces across the country, with 10,210 cases confirmed.
Overall, Vietnam has logged a total of 13,483 cases, both locally transmitted and imported infections, since the SARS – CoV - 2 virus emerged in January 2020.
Sixty-seven COVID-19 deaths have been reported, including 32 cases during the latest outbreak.
Nearly 5,500 COVID-19 patients have been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease.