A health worker of Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung district on July 10 collects sample for COVID-19 testing from a woman recently returning from Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – As many as 792 COVID-19 cases were confirmed during six hours from 6am to
1pm on July 10, including 2 imported cases, according to the Health Ministry.
The 790 local cases are reported in
HCM City (600), Tien Giang (75), Dong Thap (50), Vinh Long (26), Soc Trang
(7), Hung Yen (7), Phu Yen (7), Bac Giang (4), Tra Vinh (2), Ca Mau (2), Bac
Ninh (2), and one each in Ninh Thuan, Bac Lieu, Kien Giang, Binh Dinh, Ha Tinh,
Thanh Hoa, Thai Binh, and Ha Nam.
As of 1pm July 10, Vietnam logged 25,486 domestic
infections and 1,914 .
The ministry’s Medical Examination and
Treatment Department said 8,984 patients have recovered, and the national
COVID-19 death toll rose to 110.
Among active patients, 333 have tested negative to
the once, 203 twice, and 80 thrice.
As of 4:00pm on July 9, a total 4,010,786 vaccine
doses had been administered. A total of 258,274 people have received full two
shots.
More than 2 million doses of COVID-19 Moderna
vaccine supplied by the US Government through the COVAX Facility arrived in
Vietnam early July 10.
The same day, Vietnam officially launched the
national vaccine drive, towards the goal of inoculating more than 70
percent of the population by the end of the first quarter of 2022./
Source: VietnamPlus
