Medical workers take samples for mass COVID-19 testing in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) hours to 17:00 on September 22, including 11,525 locally transmitted and two imported
cases, according to the Ministry of Health.
The
new infections bring the country’s total tally to 718,963.
Ho
Chi Minh City is still the hardest hit with 5,435 new cases, followed by the
southern provinces of Binh Duong (4,179) and Dong Nai (930).
The
capital city of Hanoi recorded seven new infections.
The
rest cases are in Long An (191), An Giang (186), Kien Giang (137), Tien Giang
(89), Can Tho (48), Tay Ninh (48), Binh Dinh (43), Binh Phuoc (26), Khanh Hoa
(21), Dak Nong (20), Ha Nam (20), Quang Binh (19), Dong Thap (18), Ninh Thuan
(15), Phu Yen (14), Da Nang (10), Binh Thuan (9), Thua Thien Hue (9), Quang
Tri (9), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (8 ), Bac Lieu (8 ), Quang Ngai (6), Tra Vinh (4), Lam
Dong (3), Ben Tre (3), Kon Tum (2), Hau Giang (2), Thanh Hoa (2), Ca Mau (2), Son
La (1), and Nghe An (1). Among these, 5,870 are detected in the
community.
The
country reported 236 virus-related on September 22, bringing the total
number of fatalities to 17,781.
Furthermore,
11,919 patients were declared to have recovered on the same day, taking to the
total number of recoveries to 487,262.
Vietnam
has so far administered 35,675,840 doses of COVID-19 s; almost 7 million
people have fully received two shots./.
Source: VietnamPlus
