Vietnam confirmed 16,325 infections on December 21. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam confirmed 16,325
COVID-19 infections on December 21, including nine imported and
16,316 domestic cases across 62 provinces and cities, according to the Ministry
of Health.
Of
the new locally transmitted cases, 11,309 were detected in the community,
outside quarantined or locked down areas.
The nation has documented 1,571,780 coronavirus infections so far.
The capital city of Hanoi posted the highest number of
transmissions at 1,704, the sixth time it has hit at least 1,000 cases in
eight days, followed by Ca Mau with 1,590, Tay Ninh at 967, and HCM City
at 813.
On
the day, the country saw 250 deaths from the disease, including 58 in HCM
City, 31 in Tây Ninh, 20 in Dong Nai, 15 in Tien Giang and 14 in Binh Duong. As
a result, the hit 30,041, accounting for 1.9 percent
of total infections.
A further 50,191 patients were given the all-clear across the country, taking
the total number of recoveries to 1,160,090.
There are currently 7,740 patients nationwide in serious condition with
the virus, including 874 requiring and 19 on life
support.
As of December 20, a total of 140,438,803 doses of COVID-19 vaccines had
been administered, with nearly 63 million people now fully inoculated, while
more than 1.36 million people have received a third shot./.
Source: VietnamPlus
