Additional 131,713 COVID-19 cases recorded in Vietnam on March 21

A resident in Le Dai Hanh ward of Hanoi’s Hai Ba Trung district gets vaccinated against COVID-19. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam reported 131,713 new COVID-19 cases, including four imported
infections, on March 21.

It is the
fifth straight day the country has seen a decline in the number of new
transmissions, with total cases in the country now standing
at 8,089,761 since the start of the pandemic.

About 4,169
patients are in serious or critical condition, with the majority
requiring oxygen masks, 297 requiring invasive ventilation and five on life
support.

The capital of
Hanoi witnessed a reduction in the number of new daily transmissions
for the 10th day in a row, with 17,916 cases. 

The city has
more than 346,950 COVID-19 cases currently being treated and monitored, with
more than 99 percent being treated at home.

Among about
3,300 cases being treated in hospitals, there are 589 severe infections,
down nearly 10 percent compared to the average seven days ago.

Hanoi was
followed by central Nghe An and northern Phu Tho provinces, with 5,403 and
5,348 infections, respectively.

Vietnam
reported an additional 69 COVID-19 related deaths on March 21, raising the
nation’s death toll since the pandemic started in 2020 to 41,949, accounting
for 0.5 percent of infections.

As many as 179,640
COVID-19 patients made a full recovery on the day. The total number of
in Vietnam has now reached 4,282,668.

More than
201.8 million doses have been administered in the country so
far, including 184.6 million doses for adults. About 17.06 million COVID-19
vaccine doses have been given to children aged 12-17 years./.