Health ministry confirms 14,440 COVID-19 cases

VGP – The Ministry of Health confirmed additional 14,440 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the national patient tally to 1,680,985.

December 28, 2021 7:20 PM GMT+7

The daily number of COVID-19 cases over the last 28 days

The latest patients consist of 19 imported cases and 14,421 domestic infections in 61 cities and provinces: Ha Noi (1,920), Tay Ninh (923), Vinh Long (911), Khanh Hoa (790), Can Tho (763), Ho Chi Minh City (671), Dong Thap (610), Hai Phong (597), Tra Vinh (585), Bac Lieu (485), Binh Dinh (436), Bac Ninh (434), Lam Dong (365), Thua Thien Hue (362), Thanh Hoa (346), Binh Thuan (286), Hai Duong (260), Kien Giang (250), Soc Trang (229), Hung Yen (195), An Giang (191), Tien Giang (188), Ca Mau (184), Quang Ninh (182), Ha Giang (140), Quang Ngai (140), Da Nang (135), Gia Lai (128), Dong Nai (124), Binh Duong (109), Vinh Phuc (97), Ha Nam (96), Hau Giang (95), Nam Dinh (85), Quang Nam (82), Nghe An (79), Ben Tre (72), Dak Lak (60), Lang Son (59), Thai Binh (59), Phu Tho (57), Long An (57), Kon Tum (52), Son La (51), Quang Tri (50), Hoa Binh (50), Thai Nguyen (48), Dak Nong (47), Ninh Thuan (47), Cao Bang (44), Bac Giang (43), Tuyen Quang (25), Binh Phuoc (24), Quang Binh (23), Lao Cai (18), Yen Bai (18), Phu Yen (15), Lai Chau (12), Ha Tinh (8 ), Bac Kan (5), and Dien Bien (4).

The same day, the ministry reported 4,668 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 1,264,282.

The same day, the ministry announced further 214 fatalities, bringing the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 31,632 or 1.9% of the national caseload.

The nation has administered 147,271,054 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 891,311 doses from Monday./.

By Thuy Dung