The number of daily new COVID-19 cases from August 19 to September 4 |
The national caseload includes 506,912 community infection cases documented in 62 cities and provinces since April 27 when the fourth COVID-19 wave hit Viet Nam.
Ten out of the aforesaid localities have gone 14 days without new case: Quang Ninh, Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen, Dien Bien, and Vinh Phuc.
The same day, the ministry reported 11,848 new recoveries, taking the total number of recovered cases to 282,516.
Among the current positive cases, 6,572 are in critical conditions, said the ministry.
It also announced further 347 fatalities, bringing the death toll to 12,793, accounting for 2.5 percent of the national caseload.
To date, Viet Nam has administered 21,046,279 COVID-19 vaccine doses, with 3,047,525 people have been fully vaccinated./.
By Thuy Dung