Health ministry confirms 15,586 COVID-19 cases
VGP – The Ministry of Health confirmed additional 15,586 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, raising the national patient tally to 1,636,455.
The latest patients consist of 27 imported cases and 15,559 domestic infections in 57 cities and provinces: Ha Noi (1,879), Tay Ninh (946), Ho Chi Minh City (885), Vinh Long (875), Ca Mau (835), Khanh Hoa (793), Dong Thap (789), Can Tho (702), Bac Lieu (612), Tra Vinh (564), Hai Phong (425), Thua Thien Hue (395), Binh Dinh (387), Tien Giang (326), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (297), An Giang (289), Kien Giang (282), Soc Trang (279), Dong Nai (274), Hung Yen (271), Bac Ninh (252), Binh Thuan (242), Lam Dong (221), Da Nang (211), Ben Tre (203), Phu Yen (192), Quang Ninh (183), Gia Lai (166), Thanh Hoa (153), Quang Tri (148), Nam Dinh (123), Hai Duong (109), Binh Duong (108), Ha Giang (104), Nghe An (95), Hau Giang (93), Vinh Phuc (91), Quang Nam (84), Ha Nam (68), Thai Nguyen (64), Bac Giang (61), Dak Nong (53), Long An (50), Phu Tho (48), Quang Ngai (47), Son La (38), Hoa Binh (37), Thai Binh (37), Ninh Thuan (33), Quang Binh (32), Binh Phuoc (27), Cao Bang (27), Tuyen Quang (17), Lao Cai (14), Yen Bai (14), Lai Chau (7), and Dien Bien (2).
The national caseload includes 1,630,851 locally transmitted cases recorded since the fourth COVID-19 wave began on April 27.
The same day, the ministry reported 14,423 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 1,229,684.
The ministry also announced further 241 fatalities, bringing the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 31,007 or 1.9 percent of the total infections.
The nation has administered 144,513,779 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 989,988 doses from Friday./.
By Quang Minh
