Vietnam sees record of 23,953 COVID infections on February 9

Illustrative image (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – With 23,953 COVID-19 cases logged in the past 24 hours,
February 9 saw the highest number of daily infections in the country since the
beginning of the pandemic, breaking the previous day’s record.

This
brings the in Vietnam to 2,404,651 infections.

Hanoi
with 2,949  continued to be the worst-affected area
in the country, followed by the central province of Nghe An with 1,900,
and the northern city of Hai Phong (1,295), and northern provinces of Bac Ninh
(1,246) and Hai Duong (1,120).

Vietnam’s
seven-day average of new infections is currently at 15,584 cases, up
significantly compared to a week ago (13,099 on February 2).

So
far 192 cases of Omicron have been found, in HCM City (92), Quang Nam
(27), Quang Ninh (20), Hanoi (14), Khanh Hoa (11), Da Nang (8 ), Hung Yen (6),
Kien Giang (4), Thanh Hoa (2), Hai Duong (2), Hai Phong (1), Long An (1), Ba Ria-Vung
Tau (1), Binh Duong (1), Lam Dong (1) and Ninh Binh (1).

A total
of 69,825 patients were given the all-clear, the second-highest ever,
bringing the total recoveries to 2,196,602.

The
country has 2,771 serious COVID-19 cases, with 335 requiring mechanical
ventilation and 18 on life support.

New
deaths continued to stay below 100, with 93 deaths recorded nationwide,
bringing the total fatalities to 38,614, accounting for 1.6 percent of the total
infections.

The
seven-day average of daily COVID-19 deaths in Vietnam is at 94.

To
date, 183.73 million COVID-19 vaccine shots have been administered in the
country, including 166.87 million in the adult population.

52
out of 63 localities in the country have reported full vaccine coverage in
over 90 percent of the adult population, and 17.4 million people
have received the booster shots.

16.3
million doses of vaccines have been given to children aged 12-17 years,
including 7.87 million second doses.

Despite
the record-high number of infections, 48 localities in the country, including
the two biggest cities Hanoi and HCM City, are considered ‘green’ (low
risk) in the health ministry’s COVID-19 outbreak situation assessment, with
15 categorised as ‘yellow’ (medium risks), and no ‘orange’ or ‘red’
(high to very high risk) zones./.