The number of daily new COVID-19 cases from September 15 to October 1 |
The national caseload includes 793,149 locally transmitted cases recorded in 62 cities and provinces since April 27 when the fourth COVID-19 wave began.
Twelve out of the aforesaid localities have gone 14 days without a single new infection: Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen, Dien Bien, Hai Phong, Ninh Binh, Thai Binh, and Lang Son.
The same day, the ministry reported 27,250 recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 636,081. Among the current patients, 4,297 are in critical health conditions.
It also announced further 136 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 19,437, representing 2.5 percent of Viet Nam’s COVID-19 tally.
The nation has administered 42,888,157 COVID-19 vaccine doses, with 9,818,448 people having been fully vaccinated./.
By Huong Giang