COVID-19: New cases on October 19 drop from previous day

At a vaccination site in Viet Tri city (Photo” VNA) 

Hanoi, (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 3,034 cases of
on October 19, a drop of 132 cases compared to the previous day,
according to the Ministry of Health. 

Among these new cases, 7 were imported.

HCM City still recorded the highest number of
infections with 907, followed by neighbouring Binh Duong province with 500 and
Dong Nai province with 371.

The now stands at 870,255.

According to the Ministry of Health’s report, 3,522 patients
nationwide are in serious conditions, with 509 requiring invasive
ventilation and 21 on life support (ECMO).

On the day, the country saw 75 deaths from the
disease. The death toll now hits 21,344.

A further 1,866 patients were given the all-clear, taking the total number of
to 794,846.
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By October 18, the country had injected over 64.99
million doses of vaccines to date, with more than 18.49 million people
now fully inoculated./.