A nurse prepares to inject a COVID-19 vaccine jab. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam on April 18 announced 12,012 new infections of
COVID-19, including one , the lowest since February 4.
In
Hanoi, 1,109 new infections were detected, with
the capital still having the most cases nationwide.
It
was followed by the northern provinces of Yen Bai and Phu Tho, with 715 and 700 cases,
respectively.
The
national tally has now reached 10,475,819 since the pandemic began.
As
many as 4,218 patients were given the all-clear, bringing the total number of
recoveries to 8,941,064 so far.
There
are currently 1,008 patients in serious conditions.
An
additional 13 were recorded on the day, taking
the total number of fatalities to 42,957, or 0.4 percent of the total
caseload.
The
country had administered 209,638,138 doses of vaccines so far,
including more than 192.3 million for adults, more than 17.2 million for
those aged 12-17, and more than 19,500 for children aged 5 to 11./.
Source: VietnamPlus
