A medical worker in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District takes swab samples from a man for COVID-19 testing. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 10,654
COVID-19 infections, including 10,639 domestic and 15 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 7pm on August 19, the Ministry of Health announced.
Ho Chi Minh, which is the country’s current largest hotspot, still logged the highest
number of new infections with 4,425, followed by its neighbour Binh Duong
(3,255), Dong Nai (657), Long An (545) and Tien Giang (478), Dong Thap (185), Da Nang (164), Khanh Hoa (151), Can Tho (134),
Tay Ninh (102), An Giang (70), Vinh Long (60), Hanoi (53), Tra Vinh (51), Nghe
An (45), Phu Yen (44), Binh Thuan (43), Son La (26), Quang Nam (24), Binh Dinh
(24), Kien Giang (17), Quang Ngai (16), Quang Tri (9), Binh Phuoc (8 ), Bac
Giang (7) , Ninh Thuan (7), Ha Tinh (7), Hau Giang (6), Thanh Hoa (6), Bac Ninh
(4), Nam Dinh (4), Quang Binh (4), Hai Duong (2), Ninh Binh (2), Bac Lieu (2), Thai
Binh (1), and Lang Son (1).
The number of daily cases saw a rise of nearly 2,000
from the previous day.
Vietnam has seen a total of 312,611 since COVID-19 broke out in early 2020. The
caseload since the fourth wave of outbreaks hit the country on April 27
amounted to 308,599.
Also on August 19, 5,000 patients were given the all-clear from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, raising the number of
to 120,059.
The same day, the country logged an additional 380 COVID-19 related
fatalities, announced the Sub-committee for Treatment under the National Steering
Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, bringing the death toll to
7,150, or 2.3 percent of the national count of infections.
As many as 398,031 doses of vaccines were administered on August 18. Nearly 14.36 million people received the first shot, and over 1.56
million others were fully vaccinated with two jabs./.
Source: VietnamPlus
