A man has sample taken for COVID-19 testing. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 14,835 new infections, including 13
imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 16:00 on January 1, said the Ministry of
Health.
imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 16:00 on January 1, said the Ministry of
Health.
The capital
city of Hanoi logged the highest number of infections, with 1,748. It was
followed by Vinh Long province with 1,223 cases and Tay Ninh province, with 947 infections.
The new infections
brought the country’s total caseload to 1,746,092, including 20 Omicron variant
cases.
As many as
2,990 patients were declared to be from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on the day, raising
the total of recoveries to 1,358,276.
Meanwhile, the
death toll rose to 32,610 after 216 fatalities were reported on the first day of
2022.
More than
152.2 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered, including 77.6
million first shots, 68.8 million second jabs and 5.7 third injections./.
Source: VietnamPlus
