Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – The HCM City Hospital
for Tropical Diseases on January 4 said the Omicron XBB variant, first
discovered in India in August, has been found in the .
The result came from the testing conducted by researchers
of the hospital and the , on 526 COVID-19
patients hospitalised between July 1 and December 25, 2022.
The Omicron sublineage, however, circulated at a low
rate, making up only 5.7% of the genome decoded, the researchers said, noting
that Omicron was the dominant variant in the city in the second half of 2022.
control in the city, reflecting the efficiency of vaccines in the fight.
The national COVID-19 caseload rose to 11, 525,408
with 71 new cases recorded on January 3, according to the Ministry of Health.
With 13 patients given the all-clear during the day,
the number of recoveries rose to 10,611,338.
Meanwhile, there are only 9 patients needing respiratory support in hospital.
No deaths from COVID-19 were recorded on the day. The
total fatalities stand at 43,186.
With 894
doses administered on January 2, the total number of doses of COVID-19 vaccines
injected rose to 265,519,661./.
Source: VietnamPlus
