Health ministry confirms 3,646 COVID-19 cases

The daily number of COVID-19 cases from October 1-20

The latest patients consist of 11 imported cases and 3,635 domestic infections in 50 cities and provinces, namely Ho Chi Minh City (1,347), Binh Duong (492), Dong Nai (305), An Giang (194), Soc Trang (100), Bac Lieu (99), Gia Lai (93), Kien Giang (87), Dak Lak (77), Long An (72), Tien Giang (65), Tay Ninh (52), Phu Tho (50), Binh Thuan (50), Ca Mau (46), Can Tho (44), Ha Giang (40), Khanh Hoa (39), Tra Vinh (38), Nghe An (33), Thanh Hoa (25), Quang Nam (24), Dong Thap (24), Hau Giang (23), Quang Tri (23), Ha Nam (19), Ben Tre (18), Quang Ngai (17), Binh Dinh (16), Vinh Long (14), Bac Ninh (13), Binh Phuoc (13), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (13), Kon Tum (12), Thua Thien-Hue (11), Ha Noi (10), Da Nang (8 ), Ninh Thuan (5), Dak Nong (4), Quang Binh (3), Nam Dinh (3), Lao Cai (3), Hai Duong (2), Yen Bai (2), Son La (2), Phu Yen (1), Ha Tinh (1), Vinh Phuc (1), Dien Bien (1), and Tuyen Quang (1).

The same day, the ministry reported 1,737 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 796,583, accounting for over 91 percent of the national caseload.

The ministry also announced further 72 fatalities in Ho Chi Minh City (43), Binh Duong (8 ), An Giang (7), Tien Giang (4), Long An (3), Kien Giang (2), Dak Lak (2), Dong Thap (1), Bac Lieu (1), and Dong Nai (1), bringing the death toll to 21,416, representing 2.5 percent of the nation’s total infections.

The nation has administered 67,083,557 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 1,990,538 doses from Tuesday./.

By Huong Giang