Additional 609 COVID-19 cases bring tally to 25,419

A health worker walks out from a medical establishment (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Anadditional 609 COVID-19 cases recorded from 6am to 12pm on July 9, includingsix imported ones, brought the national tally to 25,419, according to theMinistry of Health.

The latest casesincluded 479 infections in Ho Chi Minh City, the current largest hotspot of thecountry, and 66 and 17 in its neighbouring provinces of Binh Duong and Dong Nai,respectively. 

There were nine casesin Bac Giang, eight in Tra Vinh, seven each in Bac Ninh and Quang Ngai, four inBa Ria-Vung Tau, two in Hanoi and one each in Vinh Phuc, Bac Lieu, Lam Dong andThanh Hoa.

As of July 9 noon,Vietnam reported 23,513 local cases and 1,906 imported ones. The number ofCOVID-19 cases since the fourth wave of outbreak hit the country since April 27amounted to 21,943.

Of those who are stillunder treatment, 333 have tested negative for the coronavirus once, 203 twiceand 80 thrice.

The country’s deathtoll has reached 105 while 8,950 patients have been given the all-clear./.

VNA