A man in Hanoi’s Cau Giay district gets a vaccine shot (Photo: VNA) domestic and 17 imported, were detected on August 9, the Ministry of Health (MoH)
said.
The
MoH also announced a further 360 people have died of complications related to
coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
The
majority of those new infections were found inside areas currently locked down
by the authorities.
Ho
Chi Minh City is still the area most affected by new cases with 3,991
discovered on August 9.
The
rest were in Binh Duong (2,887), Dong Nai (538), Tay Ninh (290), Long An
(287), Tien Giang (251), Ba Ria-Vung Tau (242), Can Tho (98), Hanoi (78), Dong
Thap (77), Da Nang (60), Vinh Long (57), Binh Dinh (45), An Giang (37), Binh
Thuan (34), Khanh Hoa (33), Lam Dong (30), Thua Thien Hue (27), Kien Giang (20),
Quang Ngai (18), Hau Giang (18), Tra Vinh (15), Ha Tinh (15), Gia Lai (14), Dak
Nong (14), Nghe An (12), Hai Duong (12), Quang Nam (11), Ninh Binh (10), Binh
Phuoc (5), Quang Binh (3), Dak Lak (3), Thai Binh (2), Son La (1), Lao Cai (1),
Ca Mau (1), Bac Lieu (1) and Bac Giang (1).
By
August 9 afternoon, the national count had reached 219,745, including 2,362
imported cases.
Of
the new fatalities, the most were in Ho Chi Minh City where 269 people lost
their lives.
From
the rest of the , 39 were in Tien Giang, 38 in Dong Nai, three in Long
An, while Can Tho City, Binh Dinh, Dong Thap, Vinh Long each had two, and one
each in Hanoi, Khanh Hoa and Tay Ninh.
The
country’s death toll related to amounted to 3,757.
The same day, 4,423 patients were given the all-clear, bringing the total number of
recoveries to 75,920.
Among
the patients being treated, 509 are in intensive care units while 23
others are in a critical condition.
Also
noted by the authorities was that now more than 9.4 million people have been
given at least one vaccine shot with 945,806 of those fully inoculated./.
Source: VietnamPlus
