VOV.VN - A total of 2,155 new COVID-19 cases, including one imported were registered, raising Vietnam's positive coronavirus tally since the pandemic initially hit the nation in early 2020 to 60,180, according to a report by the Ministry of Health released on July 20 morning.

The Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of Ho Chi Minh City on July 17 reported that it had received more than VND1 trillion (US$43.47 million) in donations from organisations and individuals for the city's COVID-19 prevention and control fund since March 30 last year.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the nation’s biggest coronavirus hotspot, recorded 1,769 further positive COVID-19 cases among 2,106, including one imported found across 18 localities, the Ministry of Health said in its July 17 morning update.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health reported the detection of a further 1,898 new cases of COVID-19, including 15 imported infections on the afternoon of July 16, increasing the total daily infections to 3,336.

VOV.VN - The nation has successfully negotiated the purchase of 170 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from a variety of sources as part of efforts to fast-track the national vaccination campaign, said Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long.

VOV.VN - An additional 1,438 domestic cases were recorded over the past 12 hours to 6 a.m on July 16 morning, with Ho Chi Minh accounting for the majority of the fresh cases with 1,071, said the Health Ministry.

VOV.VN - AstraZeneca delivered more than 920,000 doses of its COVID-19 vaccine on July 15 morning to the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC), a local private firm that has been authorised by the Ministry of Health to import COVID-19 vaccines.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry reported the detection of a further 829 new active cases of COVID-19 on the afternoon of July 14, boosting the daily number of new infections to 2,934.

VOV.VN - The Health Ministry confirmed an additional 1,196 positive COVID-19 cases at midday on July 14, with Ho Chi Minh City, the current biggest coronavirus epicenter, leading the way in terms of infections with 971 new cases.

VOV.VN - A further 905 domestic and 4 imported cases were recorded over the past 12 hours to 6 a.m on July 14 morning, with Ho Chi Minh reporting the highest number of infections at 666, said the Health Ministry.