COVID-19: Nearly 14,000 infections, 245 deaths recorded on single day
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has confirmed 13,889 new coronavirus cases in 60 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, a fall of 548 cases compared to the previous day.
About 8,853 cases were detected in the community, or two thirds of the total, said the MoH in its coronavirus update on December 29.
Its official data also show that 38,260 patients were discharged from hospital and 245 patients died of the virus.
Most of the new infections were documented in the south, with Tay Ninh topping localities at 938 cases. But Hanoi capital in the north recorded the highest number of cases nationwide at 1,766.
The COVID-19 outbreak remains complicated in the central and northern regions. Notably, Khanh Hoa, Phu Yen and Binh Dinh saw new infection numbers rise considerably, registering 793, 686 and 432 cases, respectively.
As of 06pm on December 29 Vietnam has detected 1,694,874 COVID-19 cases since the start of the first outbreak in January 2020, ranking 31st out of 223 countries and territories worldwide.
Of the infected patients, 1,302,542 have recovered from the disease, and 31,877 patients have died of the disease.
More than 148 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, with 67 million people getting their second shot and nearly 3.5 million people receiving their booster jab.
