A man has sample taken for COVID-19 testing in Viet Hung ward in Hanoi’s Long Bien district. (Photo: VNA) 8,681 new COVID-19 infections, including 13 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 17:00 on September 20, the Ministry of Health announced.
The
number of domestic cases was 8,668, down 1,357 infections as compared to the
previous day. It also marked the lowest number of daily infections over the past
month.
Ho Chi Minh City, which is the country’s current largest pandemic hotspot,
reported the highest number of infections with 5,171 cases. It was
followed by neighbouring Binh Duong province (1,410), Dong Nai (869) and Long An (268).
The remainders were detected in Tien
Giang (211), Kien Giang (175), Dak Lak (113), An Giang (100), Can Tho (48), Quang Binh (35), Tay Ninh (32), Binh Thuan (28), Dak Nong (27), Binh
Dinh (23), Khanh Hoa (19), Dong Thap (19), Quang Ngai (16), Phu Yen (15), Hau
Giang (10), Ca Mau (10), Hanoi (9), Ninh Thuan (9), Bac Lieu (8), Ba Ria – Vung
Tau (7), Binh Phuoc (5), Thua Thien Hue (5), Soc Trang (5),
Vinh Long (4), Ha Nam (3), Da Nang (3), Quang Nam (3), Thanh Hoa (2), Tra Vinh
(1), Lam Dong (1), Ben Tre (1), Quang Tri (1), Gia Lai (1) and Bac Ninh (1).
The
country has to date logged 695,744 cases, ranking 47th out
of 222 countries and territories worldwide in terms of infections per one
million people.
A total of 6,821 patients were given the all-clear from coronavirus
SARS-CoV-2 on September 20, raising the
total number of recoveries to 464,326.
The
death toll rose to 17,305 after an additional 215 deaths were announced on the
same day.
On September 19, as many as 432,575 doses of vaccines were
administered. A total of 34,553,590 doses of
vaccines have been given to people so far, including 27,913,529 first shots and
6,640,061 second jabs./.
Source: VietnamPlus
