Vietnam records over 8,600 COVID-19 infections, more than 25,000 recoveries
VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health confirmed a further 8,601 fresh COVID-19 cases nationwide on February 3 to bring the national tally since the start of the pandemic up to more than 2.3 million.
In terms of the new cases, more than 5,000 were found within the local community and 26 were imported from abroad.
Three localities top the daily case list, including Hanoi with 2,738 new infections, Thanh Hoa with 463 infections, and Quang Nam with 356 cases.
The average number of new infections nationwide over the past seven days now stands at over 12,000 a day, while the national death rate has been at a daily average of 110.
Furthermore, the Health Ministry also confirmed an additional 25,094 recoveries on the same day, thereby taking the total number of recovered cases up to nearly 2.1 million.
The country’s death toll stands at 38,063, accounting for 1.7% of total infections.
As of February 2, over 181 million people have now been vaccinated against COVID-19, including over 74.1 million people who have received two jabs, and over 28.3 million who have been given their booster shots.
February 3 also saw Hanoi lift all lockdown points for COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control.
The capital currently has more than 59,800 COVID-19 patients undergoing isolation for treatment, of which more than 55,000 cases are being treated at home.
Most notably, Hanoi has actively conducted its vaccination campaign throughout Lunar New Year festival, with more than 14.7 million people administered so far.