Daily COVID count rises sharply to more than 14,000
VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 14,112 new coronavirus infections in 56 cities and provinces over the past 24 hours, a rise of nearly 2,000 compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on February 6.
Of the total, 8,595 cases were detected in the community, seven tested positive upon returning from overseas, and the remainder were documented in the lockdown or quarantine areas.
Hanoi capital continued to top localities, registering 2,797 new cases, followed by Da Nang, Quang Nam, Nghe An, Nam Dinh, Hai Duong, Vinh Phuc, Hai Phong and Hoa Binh that reported hundreds of new cases each.
Official data from the MoH also show that an additional 6,802 patients were discharged from hospital and 63 more patients died of the virus during the day.
As of 06pm on February 6, Vietnam has detected 2,341,971 COVID-19 cases since the start of the outbreak, ranking 31st out of 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Of the infected patients, 2,112,715 have been discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease, and 38,324 patients have died of the virus.
The number of Omicron infections remains unchanged at 192 in 16 localities, including 92 cases confirmed in Ho Chi Minh City, 27 in Quang Nam, 20 in Quang Ninh, 14 in Hanoi, and 11 in Khanh Hoa.
More than 182 million vaccine doses have been administered nationwide, with over 74 million people getting their second shot and nearly 29 million people receiving their additional shot/booster jab.