COVID-19: Daily infections and deaths all rise in Vietnam over 24 hours
VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 16,378 new coronavirus infections in 62 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, an increase of 682 cases from the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on January 17.
Of the total, as many as 11,178 locally acquired cases were detected in the community, 53 cases tested positive upon returning from overseas, and the remainder were documented in the lockdown and quarantine areas.
Hanoi capital continued to record most cases during the day at 2,955. It was followed by Da Nang, Hung Yen, Binh Dinh, Hai Phong, Binh Phuoc, Ben Tre and Khanh Hoa that confirmed 924, 675, 640, 638, 609, 588 and 556 new cases respectively.
Ho Chi Minh City which was the epicentre of the recent outbreak recorded just 204 new infections, while Binh Duong, a coronavirus hotspot in the south, also detected just 59 new cases.
Official data from the MoH also show an additional 179 patients died of COVID-19 and underlying illnesses nationwide, an increase of 50 cases compared to the previous day.
As of 06pm on January 17 Vietnam has detected 2,045,290 COVID-19 cases since the start of the outbreak, ranking 28th out of 224 countries and territories worldwide.
Of the infected patients, 1,747,462 have been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease, and 35,788 patients have died of the virus.
Vietnam has so far detected 68 Omicron cases returning from overseas in nine localities, including 30 cases in Ho Chi Minh City and 27 cases in Quang Nam.
A total of nearly 169 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, with 72.4 million people getting their second shot and 17.9 million people receiving their additional shot/booster jab.
