Viet Nam documents 16,715 COVID-19 cases

VGP – The Ministry of Health confirmed additional 16,715 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, raising the national caseload to 2,094,802.

January 20, 2022 6:41 PM GMT+7

	Total
20-Jan	16715
19-Jan	15959
18-Jan	16838
17-Jan	16378
16-Jan	16684
15-Jan	16378
14-Jan	16040
13-Jan	16725
12-Jan	16135
11-Jan	16035
10-Jan	14818
9-Jan	23181
8-Jan	16553
7-Jan	16278
6-Jan	25842
5-Jan	17017
4-Jan	14861
3-Jan	15936
2-Jan	16948
1-Jan	14835

The latest patients consist of 78 imported cases and 16,637 domestic infections in 63 cities and provinces: Ha Noi (2,884), Da Nang (983), Hai Phong (722), Ben Tre (614), Khanh Hoa (579), Hung Yen (565), Binh Dinh (521), Quang Ngai (513), Thanh Hoa (497), Binh Phuoc (462), Quang Ninh (389), Bac Giang (386), Bac Ninh (373), Ca Mau (361), Tra Vinh (332), Quang Nam (288), Thua Thien Hue (285), Nam Dinh (283), Hai Duong (280), Vinh Phuc (270), Vinh Long (269), Nghe An (245), Ho Chi Minh City (245), Tay Ninh (239), Thai Nguyen (235), Lam Dong (231), Hoa Binh (218), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (154), Dak Lak (153), Tuyen Quang (153), Lang Son (143), Gia Lai (143), Quang Tri (142), Phu Tho (139), Binh Thuan (138), Ninh Binh (138), Thai Binh (137), Bac Lieu (135), Quang Binh (132), Kon Tum (119), Yen Bai (103), Lao Cai (103), Phu Yen (101), Ha Giang (101), Ha Nam (98), Dak Nong (98), Dien Bien (98), Son La (98), Hau Giang (90), Dong Thap (80), Kien Giang (77), Dong Nai (65), Binh Duong (61), Ha Tinh (55), An Giang (51), Can Tho (47), Long An (38), Cao Bang (38), Tien Giang (37), Lai Chau (36), Soc Trang (33), Ninh Thuan (29), and Bac Kan (5).

The same day, the ministry reported 5,736 new recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 1,794,924.

The ministry announced further 152 fatalities, bringing the nation's COVID-19 death toll to 36,266 or 1.7 percent of the total infections.

The nation has administered 172,714,400 COVID-19 vaccine doses, an increase of 1,060,059 doses from Wednesday./.