A health worker handles samples for testing at the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam confirmed 4,589 COVID-19
infections, including 6 , in the past 24 hours to 5pm on
September 28, according to the .
The figure showed a sharp reduction of 4,759 cases from the
previous day.
Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s current largest
pandemic hotspot, confirmed just 787 cases, but its mass testing using rapid
antigen tests found 3,417 positive cases.
Binh Duong province, another hot spot also saw the number of
cases down 1,218 to 2,575.
The national caseload rose to 770,640.
A total of 21,487 patients were given the
all-clear on September 28, raising the number of recoveries to 559,941.
As many as 178 deaths related to the pandemic were
announced on the day, raising the tally to 18,936.
On September 27, 879,618 doses of COVID-19
vaccines were injected, bringing the total so far to 40,095,031, with 8,597,064
people getting full two shots./.
Source: VietnamPlus
