A local resident in Que Vo district, Bac Ninh province, has sample taken for testing. (Photo: VNA)recorded in Vietnam in the past 24 hours to 5pm on October 20, along with 72
more deaths, the Ministry of Health announced.
The
nationwide tally since the beginning of the pandemic stands at 869,193. The
total number of is 21,416.
Among
the new cases, 11 were imported and the rest were local transmissions. Of the
new infections, 1,810 were detected in the community.
The
number of infections increased by 608 cases compared to the previous
day’s figure.
Ho
Chi Minh City still has the highest infection rate with 1,347 cases,
followed by its neighbouring provinces of Binh Duong (492) and Dong Nai (305). The
capital city of Hanoi reported 10 new cases.
Other
provinces and cities that logged COVID cases in the past 24 hours are An Giang
(194), Soc Trang (100), Bac Lieu (99), Gia Lai (93), Kien Giang (87), Dak Lak
(77), Long An (72), Tien Giang (65), Tay Ninh (52), Phu Tho (50), Binh Thuan
(50), Ca Mau (46), Can Tho (44), Ha Giang (40), Khanh Hoa (39), Tra Vinh (38),
Nghe An (33), Thanh Hoa (25), Quang Nam (24), Dong Thap (24), Hau Giang (23),
Quang Tri (23), Ha Nam (19), Ben Tre (18), Quang Ngai (17), Binh Dinh (16), Vinh
Long (14), Bac Ninh (13), Binh Phuoc (13), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (13), Kon Tum (12),
Thua Thien Hue (11), Da Nang (8 ), Ninh Thuan (5), Dak Nong (4), Quang Binh
(3), Nam Dinh (3), Lao Cai (3), Hai Duong (2), Yen Bai (2), Son La (2), Phu Yen
(1), Ha Tinh (1), Vinh Phuc (1), Dien Bien (1), and Tuyen Quang (1).
The
Ministry of Health has directed the health departments of Bac Ninh, Phu Tho and
Thanh Hoa provinces to urgently expand their epidemiological investigations and
trace those who have close contact with new locally transmitted cases.
In
the past two days, a cluster of at least 11 community cases relating to a local
pre-school has emerged in Que Vo district in Bac Ninh province, a previous
COVID-19 hotspot.
The
local authority has urgently conducted their epidemiological investigations
relating to this cluster, to quickly locate infected people and prevent
infections from spreading further into the community.
It
was also announced on October 20 that 1,737 patients have fully recovered from
the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 796,583.
Of
the 3,879 COVID-19 patients being treated in hospital at the moment, 20
are on life support (ECMO).
More
than 67 million doses of vaccines have been administered so far in the country.
Over 19 million people have fully received two jabs./.
Source: VietnamPlus
