Vietnam logs additional 46,880 COVID-19 cases

Vietnam recorded 46,880 new COVID-19 infections, including 19 imported cases, on February 21. (Photo: VNA)

(VNA) – Vietnam recorded 46,880 new infections, including
19 imported cases, on February 21. 

Out
of the new daily , 33,851 were in the community.

The
new cases bring the country’s tally to 2,834,373, with 39,605 deaths and
2,294,669 recoveries since the start of the pandemic.

Currently,
3,145 patients have severe  with 13 on life support.

The
capital city of Hanoi again registered the highest daily number of infections
with 5,477.

Other
localities with four-digit case numbers were Bac Ninh (2,582), Phu Tho
(1,908), Quang Ninh (1,898), Thai Nguyen (1,862), Hai Duong (1,815), Hoa Binh
(1,782), Vinh Phuc (1,734), Nam Dinh (1,715), Hai Phong (1,707), Ninh Binh
(1,684), Bac Giang (1,622), Nghe An (1,419), Yen Bai (1,280), Thanh Hoa
(1,257), Lao Cai (1,181), and Thai Binh (1,103).

The
remaining transmissions were found in Da Nang (907), Son La (860), Binh
Dinh (842), Quang Nam (842), Tuyen Quang (833), Hung Yen (799), Ho Chi Minh
City (797), Quang Binh (778), Dak Lak (720), Lang Son (699), Ha Tinh (689), Khanh
Hoa (596), Lam Dong (477), Cao Bang (474), Phu Yen (472), Dien Bien (438), Ba Ria
– Vung Tau (376), Binh Phuoc (365), Ha Nam (329), Dak Nong (318), Quang Tri
(313), Thua Thien-Hue (245), Binh Duong (224), Lai Chau (214), Ca Mau (204),
Kon Tum (152), Ha Giang (151), Bac Kan (122), Quang Ngai (118), Binh Thuan
(98), Kien Giang (76), Tay Ninh (63), Dong Thap (49), Ben Tre (41), Tra Vinh
(38), Bac Lieu (33), Can Tho (14), Long An (13), Vinh Long (12), Ninh Thuan
(12), Soc Trang (11), Dong Nai (8 ), Tien Giang (6), An Giang (4) and Hau
Giang (3).

A
total of 104 COVID-related deaths were also recorded, taking the total
number of fatalities to 39,605, accounting for 1.4 percent of the total
infections.

There
were a further 13,235 recoveries, bringing the total number of people given the
all-clear to 2,294,669.

Nearly
191.7 million doses of vaccine have been administered as of February 21,
of which more than 75.4 million people have been fully inoculated./.