Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – registered 125,587 new on March
4, according to the .
Of the new cases, 79,992 were detected in the community and 19 were
imported and quarantined upon arrival.
The capital Hanoi again topped the list of localities with 21,395
transmissions. It was followed by Nghe An (6,657), Bac Ninh (6,011), Son La (4,182)
and Quang Ninh (3,919).
The ministry also announced a further 97 COVID-related deaths,
raising the nation’s death toll since the pandemic started to 40,644.
A total of 4,246 COVID-19 patients are in serious or critical
condition, including 3,418 patients requiring oxygen, 294 requiring
invasive ventilation and nine on life support.
As many as 38,911 recoveries were registered on the day, bringing the total
given the all-clear to 2,589,436.
To date, more than 196.3 million COVID-19 vaccine doses have
been administered in Vietnam, including 179.5 million doses for adults, with
70.8 million first, 67.5 million second and 25.6 million
booster doses.
A total of nearly 17 million vaccine doses have been
given to children aged 12-17, including 8.7 million first shots
and 8.2 million second ones./.
Source: VietnamPlus
