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Health ministry confirms 16,515 COVID-19 cases

VGP – The Ministry of Health confirmed additional 16,515 COVID-19 cases on Friday, raising the national patient tally to 1,731,257.

December 31, 2021 7:50 PM GMT+7

The daily number of COVID-19 cases in December

The latest patients consist of 39 imported cases and 16,476 domestic infections in 60 cities and provinces: Ha Noi (1,914), Vinh Long (1,080), Ca Mau (1,063), Binh Phuoc (1,003), Khanh Hoa (799), Tay Ninh (776), Binh Dinh (655), Tra Vinh (571), Dong Thap (570), Ho Chi Minh City (557), Bac Lieu (541), Hai Phong (520), Thua Thien Hue (404), Ben Tre (367), An Giang (296), Can Tho (293), Bac Ninh (269), Lam Dong (259), Tien Giang (247), Hung Yen (241), Binh Thuan (217), Soc Trang (215), Hau Giang (195), Quang Ngai (195), Quang Nam (188), Dong Nai (178), Thanh Hoa (174), Son La (170), Kien Giang (163), Quang Ninh (155), Da Nang (154), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (152), Ha Giang (150), Ninh Binh (149), Gia Lai (148), Nam Dinh (119), Nghe An (109), Binh Duong (107), Dak Nong (100), Hoa Binh (97), Ha Nam (96), Bac Giang (85), Vinh Phuc (82), Dak Lak (78), Lao Cai (70), Thai Binh (65), Long An (63), Ninh Thuan (47), Cao Bang (45), Thai Nguyen (38), Quang Binh (36), Lang Son (35), Phu Tho (33), Hai Duong (29), Tuyen Quang (28), Ha Tinh (27), Yen Bai (23), Kon Tum (20), Dein Bien (14), and Lai Chau (2).  

The same day, the ministry reported 18,642 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 1,355,286.

The ministry also announced further 226 fatalities, bringing the nation’s COVID-19 death toll to 32,394 or 1.9 percent of the total infections.

The nation has administered 150,935,915 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 1,964,508 doses from Thursday./.

By Huong Giang