Additional 609 COVID-19 cases bring tally to 25,419

A health worker walks out from a medical establishment (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – An
additional 609 COVID-19 cases recorded from 6am to 12pm on July 9, including
six imported ones, brought the national tally to 25,419, according to the
.

The latest cases
included 479 infections in Ho Chi Minh City, the current largest hotspot of the
country, and 66 and 17 in its neighbouring provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai,
respectively. 

There were nine cases
in Bac Giang, eight in Tra Vinh, seven each in Bac Ninh and Quang Ngai, four in
Ba Ria-Vung Tau, two in Hanoi and one each in Vinh Phuc, Bac Lieu, Lam Dong and
Thanh Hoa.

As of July 9 noon,
Vietnam reported 23,513 local cases and 1,906 imported ones. The number of
cases since the of outbreak hit the country since April 27
amounted to 21,943.

Of those who are still
under treatment, 333 have tested negative for the coronavirus once, 203 twice
and 80 thrice.

The country’s death
toll has reached 105 while 8,950 patients have been given the all-clear./.