Vietnam reports 5,383 new cases of COVID-19 on October 4

Vietnam records 5,383 new cases of COVID-19, including one imported, in the last 24 hours to 5pm on October 4. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 5,383 new cases of COVID-19, including
one imported, in the last 24 hours to 5pm on October 4, the
announced.

The
country also logged 130 deaths, taking the national tally to 19,845, or 2.4 percent
of all cases. The seven-day average stands at 149 deaths a day. 

Ho
Chi Minh City, which is the country’s largest , continued
to record the highest number of cases, with 2,490 new infections. The
city’s total number of infections in the fourth wave is now 400,003.

The
remaining new cases were found in Binh Duong (1,210), Dong Nai (701), An
Giang (222), Soc Trang (118), Long An (90), Kien Giang (69), Khanh Hoa (53), Tien
Giang (52), Binh Thuan (48), Ca Mau (36), Ha Nam (36), Dong Thap (33), Can Tho
(27), Ba Ria – Vung Tau (25), Tay Ninh (20), Quang Binh (18), Quang Ngai (17),
Binh Dinh (14), Ninh Thuan (12), Ben Tre (12), Tra Vinh (10), Nghe An (10), Quang
Tri (9), Bac Lieu (9), Hanoi (8), Dak Nong (8), Vĩnh Long (7), Phu Yen (5), Nam
Dinh (3), Thanh Hoa (2), Bac Ninh (2), Phu Tho (2), Bac Giang (1), Da Nang (1),
Hai Duong (1), and Gia Lai (1). Among these, 2,690 were detected in the
community.

The
number of infections in the cluster at Viet Duc Hospital in Hanoi has
grown to 41, including 33 Hanoi residents, four from Nam Dinh province,
two from Ha Tinh, one from Hung Yen and one from Hai Duong. A total of
16,859 samples have been taken for testing, of which 15,478 samples have
returned and 33 of these were positive. 

Today
cases bring Vietnam’s total number of infections to 813,961, of which
809,375 are the result of the fourth wave of infections that have swept
the country since late April.

The
same day, 27,683 patients were given the all-clear from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2,
bringing the country’s total recoveries to 721,480.

Twelve
provinces and cities in the country have reported no new cases in the past 14
days, including Bac Kan, Tuyen Quang, Lai Chau, Hoa Binh, Yen Bai, Ha Giang, Thai
Nguyen, Dien Bien, Hai Phong, Thai Binh, Lang Son, and Lao Cai.

However,
6,144 patients are still in a serious condition in hospital, according to
the Health Ministry’s report, with 854 requiring invasive ventilation and
24 on life support (ECMO).

As
many as 859,182 doses of vaccines were administered on October
3, putting the total administered shots in Vietnam to more than
45 million. More than 10.8 million people have received two doses of
vaccine./.