National COVID-19 tally crosses 1.8 million

VGP – The Ministry of Health confirmed additional 14,861 COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the national patient tally to 1,800,704.

January 04, 2022 6:20 PM GMT+7

The latest patients consist of 32 imported cases and 14,829 domestic infections in 60 cities and provinces: Ha Noi (2,499), Tay Ninh (916), Khanh Hoa (797), Ho Chi Minh City (664), Binh Dinh (608), Hai Phong (602), Binh Phuoc (593), Ca Mau (450), Vinh Long (431), Ben Tre (420), Dak Lak (367), Bac Ninh (342), Thanh Hoa (286), Thua Thien Hue (285), Hung Yen (276), Da Nang (253), An Giang (232), Quang Ninh (227), Bac Lieu (225), Thai Nguyen (220), Hai Duong (203), Lam Dong (202), Bac Giang (202), Can Tho (196), Tra Vinh (196), Quang Nam (194), Ha Giang (179), Gia Lai (171), Phu Yen (166), Quang Ngai (157), Dak Nong (152), Dong Thap (138), Vinh Phuc (137), Ninh Binh (134), Nam Dinh (134), Binh Thuan (119), Hoa Binh (107), Soc Trang (103), Kien Giang (97), Nghe An (94), Tien Giang (85), Ha Nam (79), Thai Binh (78), Phu Tho (75), Son La (68), Cao Bang (66), Binh Duong (65), Lao Cai (65), Kon Tum (63), Dien Bien (62), Dong Nai (51), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (42), Long An (41), Quang Binh (40), Yen Bai (36), Hau Giang (35), Ninh Thuan (33), Tuyen Quang (30), Ha Tinh (23), and Lai Chau (18).

The same day, the ministry reported 16,227 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 1,413,384.

The ministry also announced further 224 fatalities, bringing the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 33,245, or 1.8 percent of the national caseload.

The nation has administered 154,344,391 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 405,584 doses from Monday./.

By Thuy Dung