COVID-19: New cases on January 4 total 14,861

Vietnam recorded 14,861 cases of in 60 localities during 24 hours from 4pm January 3 to 4pm January 4. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 14,861 cases of
COVID-19 in 60 localities during 24 hours from 4pm January 3 to 4pm January 4, including
32 imported cases, according to the . 

Hanoi recorded the highest number of infections with 2,499
cases, followed by Tay Ninh with 916 and Khanh Hoa with 797.

Also on the day, the southern province of Tra Vinh added 6,867 cases to the
national COVID-19 case log after confirming relevant information.

The national tally reached 1,800,704, including 24 infections of
Omicron.

According to the Ministry of Health’s report, 6,651 patients
nationwide are in serious conditions, with 800 requiring invasive
ventilation and 18 on life support ().

By January 3, the country had injected over 154,34 million doses of vaccines to date. (Photo: VNA)

On the day, the country saw 224 deaths from the
disease. The death toll now hits 33,245, equal
to 1.8 percent of the total caseload.

A total 16,227 patients were given the all-clear, taking the
total number of recoveries to 1,413,384.  

By January 3, the
country had injected over 154,34 million doses
of vaccines to date, with more than 69,61 million people
now fully inoculated, while over 6,87 million third
shots, either booster shots or the third shot of have been
administered./.