A resident in Hanoi has sample taken for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) including 5,367 domestic and nine imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 5pm
on October 3, the Ministry of Health announced.
Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s currently largest pandemic hotspot, logged the
highest number of COVID-19 infections, with 2,461 cases. It was followed by southern
Binh Duong (1,283), Dong Nai (824), and An Giang provinces (147).
The new cases brought the total number of COVID-19 infections since the
pandemic broke out in early 2020 to 808,578.
On the same day, 28,859 patients were given the all-clear from coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2, raising the total of recoveries to 693,797.
Meanwhile, 114 fatalities related to were reported on the day, lifting
the death toll to 19,715.
On October 2, a further 979,585 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were
administered. To date, more than 44.63 million doses of vaccines have been
given to people, including over 34.15 million first shots and more than 10.48
million second jabs./.
Source: VietnamPlus
