COVID-19: Fresh infections reach 16,472 on January 6
VOV.VN - A further 16,472 SARS-CoV-2-virus cases across 62 localities nationwide were detected on January 6, a drop of 580 from the previous day, according to the Ministry of Health.
Hanoi continued to be the leading locality on the list with 2,716 cases, trailed by the northern province of Hai Phong with 923 and the southern province of Tay Ninh with 853.
The fourth wave of the pandemic which hit the country in late April has now led to over 1.83 million COVID-19 cases, with more than 1.46 million of these cases now having recovered from the virus.
The same day also saw the nation record 170 deaths from the disease, bringing the total number of fatalities to 33,644, equal to 1.8% of the total caseload, ranking 26th out of 224 countries and territories worldwide.
As of January 5, a total of 156,902,083 COVID-19 vaccine doses have now been administered, with over 70 million people being inoculated twice.
A further 28,369 patients were also declared to have recovered from the virus, with 1,464,415 people across the country having been discharged from hospital.
Meanwhile, Hanoi has secured enough COVID-19 vaccine doses to offer a third jabs to local residents, according the municipal Department of Health.
The department has therefore asked competent agencies to fast-track the vaccination of booster jabs for the elderly, people with underlying diseases, and high-risk groups by administering vaccine shots for them at home.
Citizens must work hand in hand with local authorities and health centres for the full injection of booster shots to ensure the health of themselves and their families, the department said, adding that it will be effective against severe illness, especially with new variants of SARS-CoV-2 emerging.
Hanoi now ranks second behind Ho Chi Minh City in terms of third doses given, which has so far administered 1.1 million additional doses and 320,000 booster doses.