A medic in Hanoi is collecting samples for testing. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 2,106
new COVID-19 infections, including one imported case, from 6:30pm on July 16 to
6am on July 17, raising the national count to 46,292, according to the Ministry
of Health.
They comprise 1,769 in ; 124 in Binh Duong, 43 in Dong Nai; 42
in Vinh Long, 41 in Dong Thap, 34 in Ben Tre, 22 in Khanh Hoa; seven in Binh Phuoc,
six in Soc Trang, four in Can Tho, three in An Giang, two each in Hanoi, Bac
Ninh and Binh Dinh, one each in Phu Yen, Lam Dong, Dak Nong and Gia Lai.
Of the new cases, 1,680
were detected inside quarantined or locked down areas.
The country has so far seen 44,284 domestic
infections and 2,008 imported ones. The number of infections reported since the
fourth wave of COVID-19 outbreaks hit Vietnam late April amounted to 42,714, 7,246
of whom have been given the all-clear. The total recoveries reached 10,020.
Twelve localities have gone through two weeks without new infections in
the community.
Among patients under
treatment, 267 patients have tested negative to the coronavirus once, 116 twice
and 118 thrice.
A total of 4,233,896 doses of have been administered
nationwide so far, with 298,177 people fully vaccinated with two shots./.
Source: VietnamPlus
