COVID-19: Vietnam records 16,555 new cases, 240 more deaths
VOV.VN - Vietnam has recorded 16,555 new coronavirus infections in 62 cities and provinces across the country during the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on January 8.
Official data from the MoH also show that 8,990 more patients recovered from the disease and 240 more patients died of COVID-19 and underlying illnesses.
Of the new infections, as many as 12,055 cases were detected in the community, and 40 cases tested positive upon returning to Vietnam from overseas. The remaining patients were diagnosed in lockdown and quarantine areas.
Hanoi capital in the north again topped localities nationwide in infection numbers, registering 2,791 cases. Besides Hanoi, the outbreak remains complicated in the north, with hundreds of new cases each detected in Hai Phong, Hung Yen, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, Vinh Phuc, Thai Binh, and Bac Giang.
Similarly, the central region also saw hundreds of new cases each documented in Khanh Hoa, Binh Dinh, Dak Lak, Da Nang, Lam Dong and Thua Thien Hue.
In the south that saw most cases diagnosed in Vietnam during the past 24 hours, Binh Phuoc took the lead with 718 cases, followed by Tra Vinh 575, Tay Ninh 587, Ca Mau 587, Vinh Long 470 and Ho Chi Minh City 436.
As of 06pm on January 8 Vietnam has detected 1,876,394 COVID-19 cases since the start of the first outbreak in January 2020, ranking 28th out of 223 countries and territories worldwide.
Of the infected patients, 1,488,038 have been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease.
As many as 34,117 patients have died of the virus, making up 1.8% of the total number of infections.
More than 159 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, with 70.7 million people getting their second shot and 10.1 million people receiving their booster jab.