Another 3,168 new COVID-19 cases on Monday
HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Health announced 三, 一 六 八 new COVID- 一 九 cases on Monday, bringing the country's tally to 八 六 七, 二 二 一.
A further 七 五 deaths were also announced, mostly in southern provinces ( 五 一 in HCM City and 一 四 in Bình Dương Province). The national death count is now 二 一, 二 六 九, about 二. 五 per cent of the total confirmed cases.
Five southern localities saw three-digit numbers of new cases today; HCM City ( 九 六 八 cases), Bình Dương ( 四 三 九), Đồng Nai ( 三 九 三), Sóc Trăng ( 一 七 四), and An Giang ( 一0 九), followed by four more Mekong Delta provinces; Kiên Giang ( 九 九), Tiền Giang ( 九 四), Cà Mau ( 七 七), Long An ( 六 八) and Đồng Tháp ( 六 一), showing that the southern regions continue to be the country's biggest hot spot.
The breakdown in daily new cases in the rest of the country is as follows; Phú Thọ ( 五 八), Bạc Liêu ( 四 八), Đắk Lắk ( 四 六), Quảng Nam ( 四 五), Thanh Hóa ( 四 二), Gia Lai ( 四0), Trà Vinh ( 三 三), Khánh Hòa ( 三 一), Hậu Giang ( 二 八), Bình Thuận ( 二 八), Cần Thơ ( 二 七), Nghệ An ( 二 五), Nam Định ( 二 二), Kon Tum ( 二0), Hà Nam ( 二0), Quảng Ngãi ( 一 九), Tây Ninh ( 一 八), Bình Định ( 一 五), Quảng Bình ( 一 五), Vĩnh Long ( 一 四), Thừa Thiên Huế ( 一 二), Bến Tre ( 九), Bình Phước ( 九), Bà Rịa - Vũng Tàu ( 八 ), Quảng Trị ( 八 ), Phú Yên ( 六), Ninh Thuận ( 六), Tuyên Quang ( 六), Hà Nội ( 六), Đắk Nông ( 四), Bắc Ninh ( 四), Thái Bình ( 三), Ninh Bình ( 一), and Hà Giang ( 一). Nine cases were imported.
Việt Nam's seven-day average of daily new cases stands at 三, 二 六0, down by nearly 一,000 from the average of 四, 一 八 三 noted a week before.
In the past 二 四 hours, 一0 七, 二 二 四 pooled COVID- 一 九 tests were performed on 二0 二, 一 四 七 people. The number of tests during the fourth wave of infections (starting from April 二 七) has reached 二0, 九 三 八, 五 一 四, with 五 七, 七 二 七, 五 六 八 people tested.
The Health Ministry also announced the recovery of 一, 一 三 六 patients on Monday, bringing the total to 七 九 二, 九 八0.
Of the current patients hospitalised, 三, 五 四 三 are in a serious condition, 五 三 四 require invasive ventilation and 二 一 are on life support (ECMO).
Việt Nam to date has received 九 二. 五 million doses of COVID- 一 九 vaccines of various types. A total of 六 三. 四 million doses have been administered ( 一. 三 一 million doses on October 一 七), with 一 八. 一 million people now fully vaccinated. — VNS