Additional 4,045 COVID-19 cases recorded on October 24

Taking samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health announced 4,045 new infections of
, on October 24, along with 53 COVID-19 related deaths. 

Among these new cases, 17 were imported and 4,028 were local transmissions. Of
these, 1,599 were detected in the community.

The national tally now stands at 888,940, of which 884,177 are the result
of the fourth wave of infections that swept the country since late April.

Ho Chi Minh City remained the locality with the highest number of infections of
966, an increase of 217 cases compared to the previous day’s figure. It was
followed by Binh Duong province with 524 cases and Dong Nai province with 429. The
capital city of Hanoi recorded 14 new cases in the past 24 hours.

The 53 COVID-related deaths were in HCM City (30), Binh Duong (12),
Dong Nai (5), Long An (2), An Giang (2), Tay Ninh (1), and Bac Lieu (1). The
country’s death toll is now 21,673.

According to the Ministry of Health’s report, 2,899 patients nationwide are in
serious condition, with 19 on life support ().

A further 1,314 patients were given the all-clear on October 24, taking
the total number of to 805,978.

Almost 936,740 vaccine doses were administered in Vietnam on
October 23. The country has now inoculated more than 72.9 million doses of
vaccine to date, with over 21 million people fully vaccinated./.