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Additional 12,663 COVID-19 cases logged on August 29

Vietnam recorded 12,663 COVID-19 infections, including 12,619 domestic and 44 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 29, the Ministry of Health announced.
Additional 12,663 COVID-19 cases logged on August 29 ảnh 1Taking samples for COVID-19 test (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi, (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 12,663 COVID-19 infections, including 12,619domestic and 44 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 6pm on August 29, theMinistry of Health announced.

The southern province of Binh Duong logged thehighest number of infections with 5,414 cases. It was followed by Ho Chi MinhCity with 4,957 cases and Long An with 533 infections.

Of those, 5,712 cases were found in the communityand the rest in locked down areas and quarantine sites.

The new infections brought the country's totalnumber of infections since the pandemic broke out in early 2020 to 435,132.

Also on August 29, a further 8,813 patients weregiven the all-clear from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, raising the total number ofrecoveries to 219,802.

Meanwhile, 344 fatalities related to the diseasewere reported on the same day, lifting the country’s death toll to 10,749,accounting for 2.5 percent of the total caseload.

More than 261,000 doses of vaccines wereadministered on August 28. The country has to date administered over 19.43million doses of vaccines, with more than 2.43 million people having been fullyvaccinated./.
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