Over 10,000 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Vietnam on Nov. 18

Collecting sample for testing in Bac Giang (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – An additional 10,223 COVID-19 cases were reported in
Vietnam on November 18, according to the Ministry of Health.

 It is the second time this week that daily
cases have topped 10,000. 

Among the new
cases, 14 were imported and the rest were local transmissions. A total of 5,454
new infections were detected in the community.

Vietnam’s
total now stands at 1,065,469, of which 1,060,394 are the result of
the fourth wave of that began in late April.

Ho Chi Minh
City continues to record the highest daily case count with 1,609, followed by Binh
Duong with 686 and Tay Ninh with 632. The capital city of Hanoi
logged 202 new cases. 

The remaining
infections were detected in Tien Giang (622), Dong Nai (563), Dong Thap (515),
An Giang (510), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (423), Soc Trang (343), Binh Thuan (333), Bac
Lieu (314), Vinh Long (314), Kien Giang (304), Ha Giang (235), Tra Vinh (194),
Binh Phuoc (189), Ben Tre (184), Ca Mau (158), Khanh Hoa (135), Can Tho (130),
Hau Giang (122), Dak Lak (118), Lam Dong (95), Thua Thien Hue (91), Thai Binh
(85), Long An (82), Binh Dinh (82), Bac Ninh (78), Quang Nam (73), Gia Lai
(68), Nghe An (61), Dien Bien (59), Vinh Phuc (56), Quang Ngai (51), Bac Giang
(49), Nam Dinh (47), Thanh Hoa (46), Ninh Thuan (45), Dak Nong (41), Ha Tinh
(31), Quang Ninh (31), Da Nang (26), Phu Yen (25), Tuyen Quang (25), Quang Binh
(20), Cao Bang (19), Hai Duong (16), Phu Tho (15), Ha Nam (12), Hung Yen (10),
Son La (8), Lang Son (6), Quang Tri (5), Lao Cai (5), Hai Phong (5), Kon Tum
(2), Hoa Binh (2), Thai Nguyen (1), and Yen Bai (1).

A total of 139
COVID-19 related deaths were announced in HCM City (42), An Giang (22), Kien Giang
(16), Binh Duong (14), Dong Nai (7), Long An (6), Bac Lieu (5), Tien Giang (5),
Nghe An (3), Tra Vinh (3), Tay Ninh (3), Vinh Long (3), Binh Thuan (2), Can Tho
(2), Ben Tre (2), Soc Trang (2), Ninh Thuan (1), and Ba Ria – Vung Tau (1).

The death toll
in Vietnam is now 23,476, or 2.2 percent of the total cases.

According to
the ’s report, 4,489 patients nationwide are in serious
condition, with 410 requiring invasive ventilation and 14 on life support
(ECMO).

A further
6,723 patients were given the all-clear on November 18, taking the total number
of recoveries to 881,593.

Over 103.5
million COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered in Vietnam to date, and
37,800,104 people are now fully inoculated./.