testing in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 5,490
new , including 13 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to
5pm on October 2, according to the .
Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s current largest
pandemic hotspot, continued to report the highest number of infections with 2,723
cases, down 947 cases. It was followed by neighbouring Binh Duong province with
1,517cases, down 270; Dong Nai 509, down 226; An Giang 139, up 23, and Long An
107. The capital city of Hanoi reported 14 cases.
The country has to date logged 803,202 COVID-19
cases.
A total of 28,857 patients were given the on October 2, raising the
number of recoveries to 664,938.
Meanwhile, 164 deaths related to COVID-19 were announced on the day,
raising the death toll to 19,601.
As of the end of October 1, over 43.65 million
people had been vaccinated with at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccines, with
more than 10 8 million already receiving full two shots./.
Source: VietnamPlus
