The number of daily new COVID-19 cases from September 1-17 |
The national caseload includes 663,232 locally transmitted cases recorded in 62 cities and provinces since April 27 when the fourth COVID-19 wave tied to Delta variant began in Viet Nam.
The same day, the ministry reported 9,914 new recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 433,465.
Among the current positive cases, 5,505 are in critical conditions.
The ministry also announced further 212 fatalities, bringing the nation’s death toll to 16,637, representing 2.5 percent of the national tally.
To date, Viet Nam has administered 33,006,632 COVID-19 vaccine doses, with 6,184,726 having been fully vaccinated./.
By Huong Giang