Over 16,500 COVID-19 cases added to national tally

Taking samples for COVID-19 test in Ben Tre. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam documented 16,553 new cases
of , 40 of which were imported, over the last 24 hours to 4:00pm on
January 8, according to the Ministry of Health.

Hanoi recorded the highest number of infections with 2,791
cases, followed by Khanh Hoa with 798 and Hai Phong with 748.

The national tally now totals 1,876,394, including 30
infections of Omicron.

According to the ministry’s report, 6,352 patients
nationwide are in serious conditions, with 760 requiring invasive ventilation
and 20 on life support (ECMO).

On the same day, the disease reportedly claimed 240 lives, raising the to 34,117, equal to 1.8 percent of the
total caseload.

A total 8,990 patients were given the all-clear, taking the
total number of to 1,488,038.

By January 7, the country had injected 159,152,206
million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, with more than 70.77 million people now
fully inoculated, while over 10.17 million third shots have been
administered./.