Vietnam’s Covid-19 caseload now stands at 826,837, of which 822,238 are the result of the fourth wave of infections that began in late April.

Collecting samples for COVID-19 testing in Dong Nai province.

Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Duong, the two largest hotspots in the country in recent months, continued to record the highest daily case count at 1,730 and 840 respectively.

The remaining new infections were detected in Dong Nai (589), An Giang (186), Tay Ninh (84), Long An (84), Kien Giang (83), Tien Giang (56), Khanh Hoa (51), Dong Thap (45), Dak Lak (36), Ca Mau (36), Binh Thuan (32), Can Tho (30), Hau Giang (30), Ha Nam (24), Quang Tri (22), Bac Lieu (22), Tra Vinh (21), Ba Ria - Vung Tau (19), Dak Nong (14), Quang Binh (13), Quang Ngai (13), Gia Lai (13), Ninh Thuan (11), Vinh Long (10), Ben Tre (10), Kon Tum (9), Thanh Hoa (5), Ha Tinh (4), Quang Nam (4), Nam Dinh (4), Yen Bai (3), Hanoi (3), Binh Phuoc (2), Binh Dinh (2), Phu Yen (1), Da Nang (1), Nghe An (1), Bac Ninh (1), Vinh Phuc (1), Phu Tho (1), and Bac Giang (1).

Among the new cases, only three were imported and the rest were local transmissions. A total of 1,986 new infections were recorded in the community.

An additional 120 Covid-related deaths were announced the same day in Ho Chi Minh City (92), Binh Duong (19), Dong Nai (3), Can Tho (2), Ben Tre (1), Tien Giang (1), Dak Nong (1), and Long An (1). Vietnam has had 20,223 COVID-19 fatalities to date, or 2.4 percent of the total cases.

More than 5,600 patients nationwide are in serious condition, according to the Ministry of Health’s report, with 745 requiring invasive ventilation and 23 on life support (ECMO).

There were also 1,402 patients given the all-clear on October 7, bringing the total numbers of recoveries to 758,488.

Almost 50 million vaccine doses have been administered in Vietnam to date, with over 12 million people fully inoculated.

Bac Giang continues prioritizing Covid-19 vaccination for workers

(BGO) – The Department of Health (DoH) in Bac Giang province started another vaccination period to labours in the local businesses from October 5 – 7.

Vietnam receives 1.5 million Covid-19 vaccine doses from COVAX

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a ceremony in Hanoi on October 4 to symbolically receive 1.5 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine from the COVAX Facility with the assistance from the US Government.

Vietnam confirms 5,383 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday

Vietnam confirms 5,383 new cases of Covid-19 on Monday.

Bac Giang donates six tonnes of necessities and supplies to Covid-19 fight in Ha Nam

(BGO) – Implementing “one million welfare bags”programme to fight against Covid-19, the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Youth Federation in Bac Giang province on October 3 joined hands with relevant agencies to hand over six tonnes of necessities and medical supplies to support Ha Nam province to combat the pandemic.

Additional 5,376 Covid-19 cases reported on October 3

Vietnam recorded an additional 5,376 Covid-19 infections, including 5,367 domestic and nine imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 5pm on October 3, the Ministry of Health announced.

Source: NDO/VNA