COVID-19: 11,932 cases recorded on September 11

An additional 11,932 COVID-19 infections, including 5 imported cases, were recorded in the last 24 hours to 5pm on September 11, raising the national tally to 601,349, the Ministry of Health announced.
COVID-19: 11,932 cases recorded on September 11 ảnh 1Collecting samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) 

Hanoi, (VNA) – An additional 11,932 COVID-19infections, including 5 imported cases, were recorded in the last 24 hours to5pm on September 11, raising the national tally to 601,349, the Ministry ofHealth announced.

Ho Chi Minh City, which is the country's largestpandemic hotspot, reported the highest number of infections with 5,629 cases.

It was followed by neighbouring BinhDuong province (3,971),  Dong Nai (960), Long An (337). The capitalcity of Hanoi logged 35 cases.

The same day, 12,541 patients were given the all-clear,bringing the total recoveries to 363,462.

Meanwhile, an additional 217 deaths were recorded,and Dong Nai added 56 deaths that were not counted in previous days. The newfatalities brought the country's death toll since COVID-19 broke out in Vietnamin early 2020 to 15,018.

More than 27.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccineshave been administered so far, with over 22.36 million people receiving thefirst shot and over 4.74 million others fully getting two jabs./.
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