Daily COVID-19 count surpasses 10,000 for first time

VGP – The Ministry of Health confirmed 10,654 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, a new single-day record, raising the national patient tally to 312,611.

August 19, 2021 7:26 PM GMT+7

The latest patients consist of 15 imported cases and 10,639 domestic infections in 37 localities, namely Ho Chi Minh City (4,425), Binh Duong (3,255), Dong Nai (657), Long An (545), Tien Giang (478), Dong Thap (185), Da Nang (164), Khanh Hoa (151), Can Tho (134), Tay Ninh (102), An Giang (70), Vinh Long (60), Ha Noi (53), Tra Vinh (51), Nghe An (45), Phu Yen (44), Binh Thuan (43), Son La (26), Quang Nam (24), Binh Dinh (24), Kien Giang (17), Quang Ngai (16), Quang Tri (9), Binh Phuoc (8), Bac Giang (7), Ninh Thuan (7), Ha Tinh (7), Hau Giang (6), Thanh Hoa (6), Bac Ninh (4), Nam Dinh (4), Quang Binh (4), Hai Duong (2), Ninh Binh (2), Bac Lieu (2), Thai Binh (1), and Lang Son (1).

Of the domestic cases, 6,407 were detected in the community.

More than 1.2 mln AstraZeneca doses arrive in Viet Nam

The same day, the ministry reported 5,000 new recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 120,059.

It also announced further 380 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 7,150.

So far Viet Nam has administered 15,922,537 COVID-19 vaccine doses, with 1,562,669 people fully vaccinated./.

By Thuy Dung