Number of daily COVID-19 infections exceeds 60,000 mark

The
new cases bring the country’s tally since the pandemic broke out to
2,972,378.

There
were a further 15,641 recoveries, bringing the total number of people given the
all-clear to 2,320,722.

Of
the new cases, 17 were imported and quarantined upon arrival. Out of the new
daily transmissions, 42,145 were in the community.

Currently,
3,263 patients have severe infections with 13 on life support.

The
capital city of Hanoi again registered the highest daily number of infections
with 7,419, also a record for the city.

Other
localities with four-digit case numbers were Bac Giang (2,998), Hai Duong
(2,944), Hoa Binh (2,595), Bac Ninh (2,505), Phu Tho (2,499), Nam Dinh (2,203),
Vinh Phuc (2,013), Quang Ninh (1,868), Hai Phong (1,816), Ninh Binh (1,739), Hung
Yen (1,617), Yen Bai (1,556), Nghe An (1,525), Thai Nguyen (1,499), HCM City
(1,451), Lao Cai (1,406), Thai Binh (1,385), Lang Son (1,322), Khanh Hoa
(1,296), Tuyên Quang (1,277), Đắk Lắk (1,262), Quảng Nam (1,097), Binh Dinh
(1,059) and Ha Giang (1,057).

The
remaining transmissions were found in Da Nang (918), Cao Bang (873),
Quang Binh (825), Thanh Hoa (803), Binh Phuoc (731), Ha Tinh (694), Lam Dong
(636), Dien Bien (560), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (515), Ha Nam (448), Phu Yen (388), Ca
Mau (378), Binh Duong (373), Lai Chau (371), Quang Tri (327), Gia Lai (314), Dak
Nong (264), Thua Thien Hue (226), Binh Thuan (185), Kon Tum (155), Tay Ninh
(142), Quang Ngai (108), Bac Kan (103), Bac Lieu (98), Dong Nai (92), Ben Tre
(84), Vinh Long (69), Tra Vinh (50), Long An (49), Can Tho (41), Dong Thap
(30), Ninh Thuan (19), Soc Trang (18), An Giang (14), Tien Giang (12), Hau
Giang (9) and Kien Giang (8).

A
further 91 COVID-related deaths were reported on the same day, taking
the total number of fatalities to 39,719, accounting for 1.3 percent of
total infections.

Nearly
75.5 million people in the country have been fully inoculated./.