Vietnam records 14,929 new COVID-19 cases on January 28

The
capital city of Hanoi again recorded the highest number of daily
transmissions nationwide, with 2,885 cases. 

Among
the new cases, 10,422 new transmissions were detected in the
community.

Total
cases since the start of the pandemic now stand at 2,218,137, of which
2,211,243 are the result of the fourth wave that started in late
April 2021.

Behind
Hanoi, northern Bac Ninh province recorded 1,013 cases and central Da Nang city
logged 886 infections.

The number
of  related fatalities announced on the day was 141.

The
country’s COVID-19 death toll is now 37,432 cases, about 1.7 percent
of the total infections.

There
are 4,147 COVID-19 patients nationwide in serious
condition, with 533 requiring and 18 on
life support.

A
further 4,633 patients were given the all-clear on January 28, bringing
the total number of recoveries to 1,950,244. 

A
total of 785,008 doses of vaccine were administered in Vietnam on the
same day.

More
than 74 million people in the country have now been fully
inoculated, while around  79 million people have received at least
one dose of vaccine. 27 million people have been boosted with a third
dose./.