Vietnam reports 17,000 new COVID-19 cases on Dec. 30

Twenty of the
new infections were imported and the remaining domestic. New transmissions
were reported in 61 provinces and cities across the country.

A total
of 11,404 infections were detected in the community.

The capital
city of Hanoi continued to be the leading locality on the list, with 1,866
cases.

Other
localities that reported new transmissions were Ca Mau (1,008), Tay
Ninh (935), Hai Phong (838), Khanh Hoa (788), Binh Phuoc (759), Ho Chi Minh
City (697), Bac Lieu (666), Binh Dinh (620), Dong Thap (590), Vinh Long (586),
Tra Vinh (579), Lam Dong (477), Thua Thien-Hue (439), Hai Duong (299), Bac Ninh
(289), Phu Yen (289), Can Tho (287), Binh Thuan (277), An Giang (262), Quang
Nam (233), Hung Yen (211), Tien Giang (203), Kien Giang (203), Ben Tre (196), Da
Nang (185), Thanh Hoa (182), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (180), Soc Trang (180), Quang
Ninh (165), Dong Nai (160), Ha Giang (160), Ninh Binh (160), Gia Lai (155), Hau
Giang (153), Quang Ngai (141), Son La (129), Nghe An (123), Phu Tho (104), Lang
Son (103), Nam Dinh (102), Dak Nong (100), Ha Nam (98), Vinh Phuc (96), Binh Duong
(96), Dak Lak (69), Quang Tri (59), Cao Bang (58), Thai Binh (58), Ninh Thuan
(57), Long An (53), Thai Nguyen (50), Hoa Binh (47), Bac Giang (46), Lao Cai
(44), Tuyen Quang (21), Dien Bien (17), Yen Bai (14), Quang Binh (13), Lai Chau
(4) and Bac Kan (1).  

Up to 34,102
patients were declared recovered from the disease, with 1,336,644
people across the country having been given the all-clear so far.

More than
149.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered
nationwide.

A further 240
fatalities related to were confirmed on the day.

Vietnam’s
national COVID-19 related stands at 32,168, about 1.9 percent
of total infections, ranking 26th out of 224 countries and territories
worldwide./.