Vietnam records 4,513 COVID-19 infections on October 9

Among these new cases, one was imported and 4,512 were
local transmissions. Of these, 2,173 were detected in the
community.

HCM City recorded the highest number of
with 1,662, a reduction of 553 against the previous day. It was followed
by neighbouring Binh Duong province with 820 and Dong Nai province with
575.

The other cases were detected in An Giang
(308), Soc Trang (192), Binh Thuan (122), Kien Giang (133), Dak Lak (85) and
Dong Thap (81). The capital city of Hanoi reported only one infection.

The national tally now stands at 836,134,
including 831,523 cases recorded in the fourth wave of infection that has
swept the country since late April.

According to the Ministry of Health’s report, 5,014
patients nationwide are in serious conditions, with 668 requiring invasive
ventilation and 22 on life support (ECMO).

On the day, the country saw 105 deaths from the disease, including 74 in
, 18 in Binh Duong, five in An Giang, three in Dong Nai, two each in Tien
Giang and Tay Ninh, and one in Hanoi. The death toll now hits 22,442,
accounting for 2.4 percent of total cases.

A further 1,319 patients were given the
all-clear, taking the total number of recoveries to 760,801.

Nine provinces and cities have not detected any
new infections in the last 14 days. They are Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau,
Hoa Binh, Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen, Dien Bien, Hai Phong and Thai Binh.

Almost 1.055 million vaccine doses were
administered in Vietnam on October 8. The country has injected 51.96
million doses of vaccines to date, with more than 14.2
million people now fully inoculated./.