Health ministry confirms 1,179 new COVID-19 cases
VGP - The Ministry of Health reported 1,179 new cases of COVID-19 on May 23, raising the national caseload to 10,710,066.
The number of daily new COVID-19 cases from March 1-May 23, 2022
All of them are domestic infections recorded in 43 localities, namely Ha Noi (332), Vinh Phuc (75), Quang Tri (72), Yen Bai (60), Quang Ninh (56), Tuyen Quang (42), Da Nang (40), Nghe An (39), Phu Tho (38), Thai Binh (37), Quang Binh (37), Hai Duong (36), Thai Nguyen (30), Lao Cai (26), Son La (22), Bac Kan (19), Hung Yen (18), Hai Phong (17), Ha Tinh (15), Hoa Binh (15), Quang Ngai (14), Cao Bang (13), Dien Bien (12), Lam Dong (11), Ha Giang (11), Ha Nam (9), Thanh Hoa (9), Lang Son (9), Ho Chi Minh City (8 ), Lai Chau (8 ), Khanh Hoa (7), Nam Dinh (7), Binh Phuoc (6), Phu Yen (5), Ninh Binh (4), Gia Lai (4), Bac Giang (3), Binh Dinh (3), Binh Duong (3), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (3), Thua Thien-Hue (2), Tay Ninh (1) and Can Tho (1).
The same day, there were additional 3,862 patients declared free of the virus, taking the total number of recoveries to 9,405,908.
The ministry also reported further one more fatality, bringing the nation's COVID-19 death toll to 43,076 or 0.4 percent of the national caseload.
The nation has administered 219,119,853 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 35,735 doses from Monday./.
