Taking samples of a small trader in Buon Ma Thuot city for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)transmitted COVID-19 cases in the past nearly 12 hours to 6am on August 7, according
to the Ministry of Health.
Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s biggest
hotspot, recorded the largest number of infections (1,836), followed by Binh
Duong (882), Dong Nai (466), Tien Giang (165), and Long An (160), among others.
Of the total, 933 cases were detected in the
community.
By August 7 morning, Vietnam documented a total of
197,175 cases, including 2,338 imported and 194,837 local ones. The
number of infections since the fourth wave of pandemic hit the country on April
27 was 193,267.
Only two out of 63 cities and provinces nationwide have gone through two weeks
without new infections, namely Quang Ninh and Bac Kan.
The total number of recoveries stands at 62,332 while the
death toll hits 3,016. As many as 518 patients are in Intensive Care
Units and 18 are treated with ECMO support.
More than 8.52 million people have been given
COVID-19 s, with more than 7.66 million having the first jab and over 863,000
having been given the full two doses./.
Source: VietnamPlus
